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Meaning of ALL BUT
Pronunciation:
ol but
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Definition:
[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
"
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Synonyms:
about
,
almost
,
just about
,
most
,
near
,
nearly
,
nigh
,
virtually
,
well-nigh
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