casi

Meaning

almost

Concepts

almost

nearly

all but

about

practically

quasi

virtually

well-nigh

close to

approximately

roughly

some

almost time

false

sort of

just about

more or less

near

rough

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as it were

so to speak

as near as makes no difference

coming on

intimately

next to

not quite

Hyphenated as

ca‧si

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkasi/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin quasi. Doublet of cuasi. The two were originally in a complementary distribution that depended on stress.

Sentences

Los visitantes pueden tocar , leer y probar casi todo .

Visitors can touch, read, and taste just about anything.

Consiste en casi ochenta idiomas .

It consists of almost eighty languages.

Viajó alrededor de casi toda la región occidental del Imperio ruso .

He traveled around almost the entire western region of the Russian Empire.

Esta es la primera elección multipartidista en casi veinte años .

This is the first multi-party election in nearly twenty years.

Y nos lo cuenta de manera casi lúdica , sin espasmos .

And he tells us about it in an almost playful way, without spasms.

El fuego se propagó rápidamente , destruyendo casi por completo sus instalaciones .

The fire spread quickly, almost completely destroying their facilities.

Habitan en casi todos los entornos del arrecife .

They inhabit almost every environment on the reef.

Algunos compositores destacados , como Rafael Millán, desarrollaron su carrera casi exclusivamente en Barcelona .

Some outstanding composers, such as Rafael Millán, developed their career almost exclusively in Barcelona.