Adverb(1) (of actions or states, just(2) (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished(3) `near' is sometimes used informally for `nearly' and `most' is sometimes used informally for `almost'(4) nearly(5) very nearly
Adverb(1) (of actions or states, just(2) (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished(3) `near' is sometimes used informally for `nearly' and `most' is sometimes used informally for `almost'(4) nearly(5) very nearly
(1) Rachel laughed, almost apologetically(2) Some of the lads have come and gone, but we've got a hard core who almost always turn up.(3) They now have to spend almost as much time at the station as they do out on the streets.(4) the storm was almost upon them(5) To our west, the great sheet of ice that stretched before us was almost too much to take in.(6) it almost doubled last year(7) the place was almost empty(8) It was found almost one in five workers lost at least an hour at work a week because of delays.(9) I almost forgot(10) Add it all up and in almost every city in the UK it is now cheaper to rent than to buy.(11) it's almost over(12) There was almost a sense that if we did not say the word the problem would go away.(13) he almost knocked Georgina over(14) By the time my reply was ready to send back almost an hour had passed and it was midnight.(15) it was almost all there(16) he almost dropped the bottle
