schier

Meaning

Adv

1. (formal) almost
2. (obsolete) quickly

Adj

fast, quick

Adj

1. (dialectal, not-comparable) neat, tidy, proper
2. (archaic, dialectal, not-comparable) grey, in particular light grey
3. (dialectal, especially, not-comparable) infertile
4. (dialectal, not-comparable) lean, well-shaped, not fat
5. (not-comparable, obsolete) white

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

bijkans

vrijwel

zo goed als

bijna

zowat

welhaast

haast

hoegenaamd

praktisch

nagenoeg

Translations

schier

fast

nahezu

quase

beinahe

presque

perto de

ungefähr

quasi

por pouco

casi

prope

paene

quasi

Pronounced as (IPA)

/sxiːr/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: schiere

Inherited from Old Dutch: *skīr

Inherited from Middle Dutch: schier

Inherited from Old Dutch: scieri

In summary

From Middle Dutch schiere, from Old Dutch *skīr, from Proto-Germanic *skīriz.