very nearly but not completely; all but
Origin of almost
Old English eallmæst: see all and most
adverb
Almost is defined as there is only a little way to go to reach a certain point.
An example of almost is being on the brink of bankruptcy.
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adverb
Slightly short of; not quite; nearly: almost time to go; was almost asleep; had almost finished. See Usage Note at none.
Origin of almost
Middle English from Old English ealmǣst eall all ; see all . mǣst most ; see most .THE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Adverb
(not comparable)
- Very close to, but not quite.
- Almost all people went there. - Not all but very close to it.
- We almost missed the train. - Not missed but very close to it.
Noun
(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.
Origin
From Middle English, from Old English eallmǣst (“nearly all, almost, for the most part”), equivalent to all-- + most.
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Sentence Examples
- She was almost thirteen.
- At ten years old, Jonathan was almost as tall as she was.
- We've got a meeting at two and it's almost one-thirty now.
- This happened to him almost every night.
- For a moment she almost panicked.
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