How to use almost in a sentence. See examples of almost used in a sentence. Almost and nearly both mean 'not completely' or 'not quite' They can be used in front of adjectives or noun phrases, or with verbs I spent almost a month in china He worked there for nearly five years
You use almost to indicate that something is not completely the case but is nearly the case The couple had been dating for almost three years Storms have been hitting almost all of britain recently The effect is almost impossible to describe. Almost (plural almosts) (informal) something or someone that doesn't quite make it In all the submissions, they found four papers that were clearly worth publishing and another dozen almosts.
See ‘meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. Almost implies very little short of Most is colloquial for almost Nearly implies a slightly greater distance or degree than almost Almost is typically used to suggest that something is approaching a certain point or level, but is not entirely reached Nearly, while very similar in meaning, can convey a slight nuance of even closer proximity to the endpoint or goal.
Nearly, practically, virtually, fairly, about, most, somewhere, pretty much Quite, entirely, completely, absolutely, fully, thoroughly, altogether, well
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