quase

Meaning

Adv

almost (very close to)

Noun

almost (a situation that almost happens)

Concepts

almost

nearly

practically

all but

about

nigh

close to

virtually

well-nigh

most

much

near

half-way

next to

approximately

absolutely

pretty much

pushing

quasi

roughly

simply

some

as near as makes no difference

coming on

not quite

well nigh

intimately

more or less

Synonyms

perto de

por pouco

praticamente

virtualmente

de forma prática

Translations

presque

casi

quasi

fast

bijna

beinahe

σχεδόν

vrijwel

fere

gairebé

zo goed als

paene

quasi

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkwa.zi/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin: quasi

Cognate with Spanish: casi

Cognate with Spanish: cuasi

Cognate with French: quasi

Cognate with Italian: quasi

In summary

Learned borrowing from Latin quasi (“as if”). Cognate of Spanish casi, Spanish cuasi, French quasi and Italian quasi.

Sentences

Você passou por mim na rua quase todo dia .

You passed me on the street almost every day.

Quase todos eram inocentes .

Almost all of them were innocent.

A coisa em si estava quase totalmente enterrada na areia .

The thing itself was almost entirely buried in the sand.

Quase dá a ele a sensação de que ele não era desejado .

It almost gives him the feeling that he wasn't wanted.

Bentinho quase que não sai de lá .

Bentinho hardly leaves there.

Ele psicografou quase quinhentos livros .

He psychographed almost five hundred books.