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–adverb

1.	all but; almost: nearly dead with cold.

2.	with close approximation: a nearly perfect likeness.

3.	with close agreement or resemblance: a plan nearly like our own.

4.	with close kinship, interest, or connection; intimately: nearly associated in business; two women nearly related.

[Origin: 1530–40; near + -ly

]

—Synonyms 1. See almost. 4. closely.

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adv.

Almost but not quite: The coat nearly fits.
In a close manner; intimately: a matter nearly affecting our interests.

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adverb
1.	(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but; "the job is (just) about done"; "the baby was almost asleep when the alarm sounded"; "we're almost finished"; "the car all but ran her down"; "he nearly fainted"; "talked for nigh onto 2 hours"; "the recording is well-nigh perfect"; "virtually all the parties signed the contract"; "I was near exhausted by the run"; "most everyone agrees" [syn: about]
2.	in a close manner; "the two phenomena are intimately connected"; "the person most nearly concerned" [syn: closely]

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ˈnearly adverb

not far from; almost
Example: nearly one o'clock; He has nearly finished.

Arabic:	تَقْريبا، حوالي
Chinese (Simplified):	将近，几乎
Chinese (Traditional):	將近，幾乎
Czech:	téměř
Danish:	næsten
Dutch:	bijna
Estonian:	peaaegu
Finnish:	melkein
French:	presque
German:	fast
Greek:	σχεδόν
Hungarian:	majdnem
Icelandic:	næstum
Indonesian:	hampir
Italian:	quasi

Japanese:	ほとんど
Korean:	가까이에, 거의
Latvian:	gandrīz
Lithuanian:	beveik
Norwegian:	nesten, bortimot
Polish:	prawie
Portuguese (Brazil):	quase
Portuguese (Portugal):	quase
Romanian:	aproape
Russian:	близко; почти
Slovak:	skoro
Slovenian:	skoraj
Spanish:	casi
Swedish:	nästan
Turkish:	hemen hemen, neredeyse