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almost

/ˈɔlˌmoʊst/ /ˈɔːlməʊst/
adverb
  1. 1
    neredeyse, hemen hemen

    Nearly, but not completely; very close to a particular amount or state.

    • The water bottle in the car is almost empty.
      Arabadaki su şişesi neredeyse boş.
    • Almost all the students passed the exam.
      Öğrencilerin hemen hemen hepsi sınavı geçti.
  2. 2
    az kalsın, az daha

    Used with a past verb to say that something very nearly happened but did not.

    • I almost forgot your birthday this year!
      Bu yıl az kalsın doğum gününü unutuyordum!
    • She slipped on the ice and almost fell.
      Buzda kaydı ve az kalsın düşüyordu.
  3. 3
    neredeyse hiç, yok denecek kadar

    Used before no, nothing, never or nobody to mean very few or very little.

    • We almost never eat out during the week.
      Hafta içi neredeyse hiç dışarıda yemek yemiyoruz.
    • There was almost nobody on the beach this morning.
      Bu sabah plajda neredeyse kimse yoktu.

Synonyms

Collocations

almost allalmost alwaysalmost everyalmost everyonealmost neveralmost nothingalmost certainlyalmost the samealmost readyalmost there

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