almost

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.

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

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almost

Adverb

very nearly

Thesaurus

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" nearly, well-nigh, near, nigh, virtually, most, about

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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

almost [ˈɔːlməust] adv → casi;

he almost fell → casi or por poco se cae

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almost [ˈɔːlməust] adv → presque;

he almost fell → il a failli tomber

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almost [ˈɔːlməust] adv → fast, beinahe;

he almost fell → er wäre beinahe gefallen

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almost [ˈɔːlməust] adv → quasi;

he almost fell → per poco non è caduto

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almost

adv almost [ˈoːlməust]

nearly but not quite She is almost five years old; She almost fell under a moving car. amper, byna تَقْرِيبَاً почти téměř næsten fast, beinahe σχεδόν casi peaaegu تقریباً melkein presque כִּמעַט लगभग, अधिकतर skoro majdnem hampir næstum því quasi ほとんど 거의 beveik gandrīz hampir bijna nesten prawie quase aproape почти skoro skoraj skoro nästan เกือบจะ hemen hemen 幾乎 майже, мало не تقریباً gần như 几乎