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nearly

[ neer-lee ]

adverb

  1. all but; almost:

    nearly dead with cold.

  2. with close approximation:

    a nearly perfect likeness.

  3. with close agreement or resemblance:

    a plan nearly like our own.

  4. with close kinship, interest, or connection; intimately:

    nearly associated in business;

    two women nearly related.



nearly

/ ˈɪəɪ /

adverb

  1. not quite; almost; practically
  2. not nearly
    nowhere near; not at all

    not nearly enough money

  3. closely

    the person most nearly concerned

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of nearly1

First recorded in 1530–40; near + -ly
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See almost.
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On a quick drive around the small Ohio town of Delta, you can spot nearly as many Trump flags as American stars-and-stripes banners.

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"When Philip was dying, Elizabeth went to visit him in hospital in Florida and the nurse on the ward said she nearly fell over when she saw who the visitor was," said Angela.

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Janice, who is unwilling or unable to open up, is not nearly as needy as her spouse, who starts espousing biblical platitudes with the desperate certainty of a drowning man grateful for any life raft.

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A report by Spain's central bank found that nearly 40% of families who rent now spend more than 40% of their income on their accommodation.

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Research showed that Los Angeles and Orange counties “offered the fewest number of apartments with refrigerators among nearly two dozen large metropolitan areas nationwide.”

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