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[awl-mohst, awl-mohst]
adverb
very nearly; all but: almost every house; almost the entire symphony; to pay almost nothing for a car; almost twice as many books.

Origin:
before 1000; Middle English; Old English (e)al māst, variant of æl mǣst nearly

almost, most.


Almost (most), nearly, well-nigh all mean within a small degree of or short space of. Almost implies very little short of: almost exhausted; almost home. Most is colloquial for almost. Nearly implies a slightly greater distance or degree than almost: nearly well; nearly to the city. Well-nigh, a more literary word, implies a barely appreciable distance or extent: well-nigh forgotten; well-nigh home.


See most.

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Almost is always a great word to know.
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an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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Example Sentences
  • The result is that almost two-thirds of the university's total tuition revenue comes from one-third of its students.
  • It is notable that almost nobody in business or government is prepared to talk publicly.
  • It may be hard to imagine a planet blacker than coal, but astronomers say they've found one-and it reflects almost no light.
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almost (ˈɔːlməʊst)
 
adv
little short of being; very nearly

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almost
O.E. eallmæst, lit. "mostly all," compound of eal, al "all" + mæst "most."
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