beinahe

Meaning

almost; nearly

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/baɪ̯ˈnaːə/

Etymology

From Middle High German bīnāhe, bīnāch. Analysable as bei (“by, near”) + nah (“near, close”). Compare Dutch bijna.

Cognate with Dutch

bijna

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Langsam begriff der Autor , dass es zu einer Sprache beinahe so viele Redewendungen wie Vokabeln gibt .

The author slowly realized that there are almost as many idioms as vocabulary for a language.

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