almost
Something or someone that doesn't quite make itSomething or someone that doesn't quite make it.
Meaning
1 senses(informal)Something or someone that doesn't quite make it.
In all the submissions, they found four papers that were clearly worth publishing and another dozen almosts.
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
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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Forms
plural: almostsCollocations
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