beinahe
Meaning
almost; nearly
Concepts
Synonyms
auf Kante genäht
haarscharf
ums Haar
mit Mühe
sehr eng
sehr genau
an die
so ziemlich
soeben noch
fünf vor zwölf
5 vor 12
allerhöchste Eisenbahn
mit knapper Not
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/baɪ̯ˈnaːə/
Etymology
From Middle High German bīnāhe, bīnāch. Analysable as bei (“by, near”) + nah (“near, close”). Compare Dutch bijna.
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