About The Word Almost
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What's The Definition Of Almost?
[adv] (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; `near' is sometimes used informally for `nearly' and `most' is sometimes used informally for `almost'; "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"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Almost: about | all but | just about | most | near | nearly | nigh | virtually | well-nigh Related Terms | Find terms related to Almost: about | all but | approximately | as good as | as much as | barely | bordering on | close | closely | essentially | hardly | in effect | just about | most | much | near | nearabout | nearly | nigh | nighhand | not quite | practically | pretty near | scarcely | verging on | virtually | well-nigh See Also | Almost In Webster's Dictionary \Al"most\, adv. [AS. ealm[ae]st, [ae]lm[ae]st, quite the
most, almost all; eal (OE. al) all + m?st most.]
Nearly; well nigh; all but; for the greatest part.
Almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian. --Acts
xxvi. 28.
{Almost never}, scarcely ever.
{Almost nothing}, scarcely anything.
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