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 [ˈɔːlməʊst]

adv

little short of being; 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 The couple had been dating for almost three years.

Translations

almost [ˈɔːlməʊst] ADV → casi
it's almost finished/ready → casi está terminado/listo
it's almost midnight → ya es casi medianoche
he almost certainly will win → casi seguro que gana
he almost fell → casi se cae → por poco no se cae
I had almost forgotten about it → casi lo olvido → por poco no lo olvido
we're almost there → estamos a punto de llegar, ya nos falta poco para llegar
"have you finished?" - "almost" → -¿has acabado? -casi

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almost [ˈɔːlməʊst] adv → presque
almost impossible → presque impossible
to almost do sth
I've almost finished → J'ai presque fini.
He almost fell → Il est presque tombé.
BUT Il a failli tomber.
almost a month → presque un mois
almost 5 kilometres → presque cinq kilomètres
almost all → presque tout
almost as big as ... → presque aussi grand(e) que ...
almost certainly → presque sûrement
almost immediately → presque immédiatement

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almost

adv → fast, beinahe; he almost fell → er wäre fast gefallen; she’ll almost certainly come → sie kommt ziemlich sicher

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almost [ˈɔːlməʊst] 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

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almost → تقريباً téměř næsten fast σχεδόν casi melkein presque skoro quasi ほとんど 거의 bijna nesten prawie quase почти nästan เกือบจะ neredeyse gần như 几乎