Meaning of ALMOST
| Pronunciation: | | 'olmowst
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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, all but, just about, most, near, nearly, nigh, virtually, well-nigh |
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| | Definition: | |  Almost
A ghostwriter leaves her husband on the Nantucket-like island where they live, has an affair with an Englishman whose wife is hospitalized, and then is forced to return to the island to investigate when her husband is found dead. A New York Times Notable Book for 2001. more details ... |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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| | Related Terms: | | 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 |
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