Almost meaning

ôlmōst, ôl-mōst

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.

adverb

Slightly short of; not quite; nearly.

Almost time to go; was almost asleep; had almost finished.

adverb

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.

adverb

Very nearly but not completely; all but.

adverb

(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.

noun

Origin of almost

Middle English from Old English ealmǣst eall all all mǣst most most

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Middle English, from Old English eallmǣst (“nearly all, almost, for the most part”), equivalent to all-- +‎ most.

From Wiktionary