bijkans

Meaning

almost, nearly

Concepts

nearly

almost

about

practically

intimately

approximately

next to

coming on

roughly

some

virtually

well-nigh

not quite

as near as makes no difference

close to

Synonyms

schier

zo goed als

vrijwel

bijna

welhaast

haast

zowat

praktisch

nagenoeg

hoegenaamd

Translations

quase

fast

quasi

casi

por pouco

presque

beinahe

perto de

nahezu

schier

prope

quasi

paene

gairebé

Pronounced as (IPA)

/bɛi̯ˈkɑns/

Etymology

From bijkant + -s, from Middle Dutch bicant.