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(ɔːlmoʊst)
adverb [ADVERB before verb]
You use almost to indicate that something is not completely the case but is nearly the case.
The couple had been dating for almost three years.
Storms have been hitting almost all of Britain recently.
The effect is almost impossible to describe.
He was almost as tall as Pete, but skinnier.
The arrested man will almost certainly be kept at this police station.
He contracted Spanish flu, which almost killed him.
Synonyms: nearly, about, approaching, close to More Synonyms of almost

almost in British English

(ˈɔːlməʊst)
adverb
little short of being; very nearly

almost in American English

(ˈɔlˌmoʊst; ɔlˈmoʊst)
adverb
very nearly but not completely; all but
Word origin
OE eallmæst: see all & many adjective

Examples of 'almost' in a sentence
almost

And in this case it took almost a week.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Leaving his family home became almost impossible.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
This is almost certainly a correct judgment.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
His successor is thus in an almost impossible position.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
They will almost certainly be eligible next time.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The aircraft has since been almost completely withdrawn from commercial flights but continues in service with the defence ministry.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Sugar has almost completely vanished from shelves after soaring global prices and a shortage of hard currency halted imports.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
They did all this at a time when public funding was very limited; and almost to a man they trained and competed while in full-time jobs.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
What you ask for will almost certainly not be what you get.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
The patio in back is missing bricks and almost completely covered with ivy.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
These terms install management in such a way that it becomes almost impossible to unseat them.
Kiam, Victor Going For It!: How to Succeed As an Entrepreneur (1986)
It will almost certainly prove to have been money well spent.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The farmer and grower is faced at present with an almost impossible situation.
Lashford, Stephanie The Residue Report - an action plan for safer food (1988)
At least my own grandparents had escaped what would almost certainly have been their deaths.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
And so much so that they have forgotten almost completely how to write letters.
Christianity Today (2000)
Its position would be almost impossible to pin down right now.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
It is almost as impossible to say the first pair quickly as the second slowly.
Lumsden, Robert 23 Steps to Successful Achievement (1972)
This is almost certainly responsible for a recent rise in the number of cases of cervical cancer in this age group.
The Sun (2009)
It is almost a case of coals to Newcastle.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
It's great to be almost like a man.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
But the man is almost 60 years old.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The latter was almost completely destroyed but Bayeux was lucky.
The Sun (2012)
Almost to a man, they were outstanding.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The government of Ontario was recently quoted almost 14 billion for two reactors.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
You'll note that in almost all cases meat is browned first, then other ingredients are added.
Kowalski, Robert E The 8-Week Cholesterol Cure (1990)

In other languages
almost

British English: almost /ˈɔːlməʊst/ ADVERB
Almost means very nearly.
I almost missed the bus.
  • American English: almost
  • Arabic: تَقْرِيباً
  • Brazilian Portuguese: quase
  • Chinese: 几乎
  • Croatian: skoro
  • Czech: téměř
  • Danish: næsten
  • Dutch: bijna
  • European Spanish: casi
  • Finnish: melkein
  • French: presque
  • German: fast
  • Greek: σχεδόν
  • Italian: quasi
  • Japanese: ほとんど
  • Korean: 거의
  • Norwegian: nesten
  • Polish: prawie
  • European Portuguese: quase
  • Romanian: aproape
  • Russian: почти
  • Latin American Spanish: casi
  • Swedish: nästan
  • Thai: เกือบจะ
  • Turkish: neredeyse
  • Ukrainian: майже
  • Vietnamese: gần như

Chinese translation of 'almost'

almost

(ˈɔːlməust)

adv

  1. 差不多 (chàbùduō)
    I spent almost a month in China 我在中国(國)呆了差不多一个(個)月 (wǒ zài Zhōngguó dāile chàbuduō yī gè yuè)
    almost certainly 几乎肯定 (jī hū kěndìng)
(adverb) 
Definition
very nearly
The couple had been dating for almost three years.
Synonyms
nearly
The beach was nearly empty.
about
The rate of inflation is running at about 2.7 per cent.
approaching
close to
virtually
After the divorce she was left virtually penniless.
practically
He'd known the old man practically all his life.
roughly
a period of roughly 30 million years
all but
just about
He is just about the best golfer in the world.
not quite
on the brink of
not far from
approximately
Approximately $150,000 will be spent on improvements.
well-nigh
Finding a rug that's just the right colour can be well-nigh impossible.
as good as

Additional synonyms

in the sense of about
Definition
near in number, time, or degree
The rate of inflation is running at about 2.7 per cent.
Synonyms
approximately,
around,
almost,
nearing,
nearly,
approaching,
close to,
roughly,
just about,
more or less,
in the region of,
in the vicinity of,
not far off,
circa
in the sense of approximately
Approximately $150,000 will be spent on improvements.
Synonyms
almost,
about,
around,
generally,
nearly,
close to,
relatively,
roughly,
loosely,
just about,
more or less,
in the region of,
circa,
in the vicinity of,
not far off,
in the neighbourhood of
in the sense of just about
Definition
practically or virtually
He is just about the best golfer in the world.
Synonyms
practically,
almost,
nearly,
close to,
virtually,
all but,
not quite,
well-nigh

Synonyms of 'almost'

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