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al·most  (ôlmst, ôl-mst)
adv.
Slightly short of; not quite; nearly: almost time to go; was almost asleep; had almost finished. See Usage Note at none.

[Middle English, from Old English ealmst : eall, all; see all + mst, most; see most.]

almost
Adverb
very nearly
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adv.1.almost - (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but; "the job is (just) about done"; "the baby was almost asleep when the alarm sounded"; "we're almost finished"; "the car all but ran her down"; "he nearly fainted"; "talked for nigh onto 2 hours"; "the recording is well-nigh perfect"; "virtually all the parties signed the contract"; "I was near exhausted by the run"; "most everyone agrees"

almost
adverb nearly, about, approaching, close to, virtually, practically, roughly, all but, just about, not quite, on the brink of, not far from, approximately, well-nigh, as good as
Translations
Spanish almost [ˈɔːlməust] advcasi;
he almost fell → casi or por poco se cae

French almost [ˈɔːlməust] advpresque;
he almost fell → il a failli tomber

German almost [ˈɔːlməust] advfast, beinahe;
he almost fell → er wäre beinahe gefallen

Italian almost [ˈɔːlməust] advquasi;
he almost fell → per poco non è caduto

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