almost

Значение

Adv

1. Very close to, but not quite.
2. Up to, except for a negligible set (where negligible is not universally but contextually defined).
3. Up to, except for a negligible set (where negligible is not universally but contextually defined).

Noun

Something or someone that doesn't quite make it.

Пишется через дефис как

al‧most

Произносится как (IPA)

/ˈɔːɫ.məʊst/

Этимология

From Middle English almost, from Old English eallmǣst (“nearly all, almost, for the most part”), equivalent to al- (“all”) + most.

Предложения

Almost every single concert was sold out at the time .

Почти каждый концерт был распродан в то время.

That's almost a hundred dollars a week !

Это почти сто долларов в неделю!

The children were almost tyrannical .

Дети были почти тираническими.

The mixture took on a reddish color , almost the color of blood .

Смесь взяла красноватый цвет, почти цвет крови.