beinahe

Meaning

almost; nearly

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

B1
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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