ALMOST Definition & Meaning

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almost

[ awl-mohst, awl-mohst ]

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adverb

very nearly; all but:
almost every house; almost the entire symphony; to pay almost nothing for a car; almost twice as many books.

almost

/ ˈɔː��əʊ�� /

adverb

little short of being; very nearly

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Usage Note

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of almost¹

First recorded before 1000; Middle English almost, almast, almest, Old English eall(e) mǣst “nearly all”

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Synonym Study

Almost, most, nearly, well-nigh all mean within a small degree of or short space of. Almost implies very little short of: almost exhausted; almost home. Most is colloquial for almost. Nearly implies a slightly greater distance or degree than almost : nearly well; nearly to the city. Well-nigh, a more literary word, implies a barely appreciable distance or extent: well-nigh forgotten; well-nigh home.

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But they also knew that Sasaki was not a finished product; the kind of developing talent who, with lesser stuff, would almost certainly be in the minors polishing his craft.

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Wisconsin voters elected a Democratic judge to serve on the state supreme court, roundly rejecting a Musk-backed Republican candidate by almost 10 percentage points.

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All three major stock indexes in the US plunged more than 5% on Friday, with the S&P 500 dropping almost 6%, capping the worst week for the US stock market since 2020.

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It was five almost immediately as Warriors sprung again straight from the restart, Kyle Rowe breaking free and finding Horne running a trademark support line to go in under the sticks.

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The notion of Villa helping him achieve that would have, then, been almost laughable.

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