Almost Definition

ôlmōst, ôl-mōst
adverb
Slightly short of; not quite; nearly.
Almost time to go; was almost asleep; had almost finished.
American Heritage
Very nearly but not completely; all but.
Webster's New World
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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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.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
noun
(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.
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Other Word Forms of Almost

Noun

Singular:
almost
Plural:
almosts

Origin of Almost

  • From Middle English, from Old English eallmǣst (“nearly all, almost, for the most part”), equivalent to all-- +‎ most.

    From Wiktionary

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

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Almost 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.

  • The white sand was almost as blinding as snow.

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Words Starting With

AALALM

Words Ending With

TSTOST

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Words Starting With A and Ending With T

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6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With A6 Letter Words Ending With T