almost
Very close to, but not quiteVery close to, but not quite.
Meaning
3 senses(not comparable)Very close to, but not quite.
Almost all people went there.
We almost missed the train.
fast, beinahe, so gut wie
почти́počtí, почти́ чтоpočtí što
ма́йжеmájže, сливе́slyvé
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
(not comparable)Up to, except for a negligible set (where negligible is not universally but contextually defined).
almost all
almost no
Up to, except for a negligible set (where negligible is not universally but contextually defined).
(not comparable)Up to a null set; except for a set of measure 0.
almost everywhere
almost nowhere
fast, fast
Examples
4908 sentencesHe's almost as tall as me.
Вiн майже такий же високий, як я. — rmdas
ruОн почти такой же высокий, как я. — marafon
deEr ist fast so groß wie ich. — Tamy
I know almost nothing about it.
Я майже нічого не знаю про це. — uaspeaker
ruЯ почти ничего не знаю об этом. — timsa
deIch weiß fast nichts darüber. — Zaghawa
I've spent almost all my money.
Я витратив майже всі свої гроші. — SvetlanaSVD
ruЯ истратил почти все деньги. — marafon
He is almost always at home.
Він майже завжди вдома. — shanghainese
ruОн почти всегда дома. — elsteris
deEr ist fast immer zuhause. — MUIRIEL
He is almost six feet tall.
Він майже шість футів на зріст. — uaspeaker
ruОн почти шести футов росту. — Alexword
deEr ist fast sechs Fuß groß. — MUIRIEL
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
From Middle English almost, from Old English eallmǣst (“nearly all, almost, for the most pFrom Middle English almost, from Old English eallmǣst (“nearly all, almost, for the most part”), equivalent to al- (“all”) + most.
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Synonyms
26 synonymsAntonyms
4 antonymsWord family
6 related wordsCollocations
12 patterns- almost every day
- almost every
- almost never
- almost always
- almost as tall
- almost three years
- is almost as
- almost three
- almost forgot
- is almost always
- almost forgot to
- for almost three
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.