almost

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UK /ˈɔːl.məʊst/ US /ˈɔl.moʊst/

adv 3noun 1

Collocations

ADJ.

afraid, all, clear, done, easygoing, impossible, little, mad

I was almost afraid to tell my parents that I'd failed the exam.

VERB + ALMOST

guess, look, made, remark, seems, started, time

She almost made a terrible mistake before catching herself at the last second.

ALMOST + NOUN

anything, day, everything, happiness, people, rescue, students

She had almost everything she needed to start her new business.

PREP.

in, in

I was almost in tears when I heard the sad news about her accident.

Definitions

adv

Very close to, but not quite.

Almost all people went there.

We almost missed the train.

Up to, except for a negligible set (where negligible is not universally but contextually defined).

almost all

almost no

Up to, except for a negligible set (where negligible is not universally but contextually defined).

almost everywhere

almost nowhere

noun

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.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adverb — (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomp

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

almost doesn't count

Near success (or near accuracy) is not adequate.

almost only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades

Alternative form of close only counts in horseshoes.

Maybe you're the runner-up but the first one to lose the race Almost only really counts in horseshoes and hand grenades.

Example Bank

Almost all people went there.

Wiktionary

We almost missed the train.

Wiktionary

Nobody, or almost, noticed anything unusual.

Wiktionary

In all the submissions, they found four papers that were clearly worth publishing and another dozen almosts.

Wiktionary

It almost scared me not to see you online for a whole day.

Tatoeba · #1407

Seriously though, episode 21 made me almost cry while laughing.

Tatoeba · #1454

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, almost is marked as informal. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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