ALMOST Definition & Meaning | 亚洲网紅露点

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almost

[ awl-mohst, awl-mohst ]

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adverb

very nearly; all but:
almost every house; almost the entire symphony; to pay almost nothing for a car; almost twice as many books.

almost

/ 藞蓴藧濒尘蓹蕣蝉迟 /

adverb

little short of being; very nearly

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Usage Note

See most.

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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of almost¹

First recorded before 1000; Middle English almost, almast, almest, Old English eall(e) m牵st 鈥渘early all鈥�

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Synonym Study

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.

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NHS Lothian said it has put in a rolling programme of improvements since concerns were first raised, including securing funding to employ almost 30 new midwives and other staff.

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And a Lowy Institute poll published two weeks later showed almost two in three Australians held 'not very much' or no trust 'at all' in the US to act responsibly.

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He said Vietnam would be the country of origin "for almost all iPad, Mac, Apple Watch and AirPods product sold in the US".

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His online presence is limited to highly edited videos of his travels and almost all clients BBC Verify identified are local to Jaurah.

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After hitting almost 75% of his balls in the air last season, he felt a lower angle of trajectory might improve the consistency of his production.

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