almost

[US]/'ɔːlməʊst/
[UK]/'ɔlmost/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adv. nearly, close to, not quite, very nearly

Phrases & Collocations

almost all

Example Sentences

The net is almost unbreakable.

the place was almost empty.

it will eat almost anything.

it was almost light outside.

In the hall it was almost dark.

The transition is almost imperceptible.

August was almost tropical this year.

the storm was almost upon them.

it was almost blowing a gale.

disillusion was the almost invariable result.

the snow was almost knee-deep.

the scene was almost devoid of movement.

fill the cup almost to the top.

The rooms are almost clean.

almost everywhere divergent

an almost insensible change

Real-world Examples

And that's not almost good, it's almost great.

Source: Universal Dialogue for Children's Animation

Brilliant, ruthless, and almost certainly a monomaniac.

Source: Sherlock Holmes Detailed Explanation

He had become less sociable, almost sullen.

Source: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Original Version)

It means almost not or almost none.

Source: Grandpa and Grandma's test class

It has left almost no one unscathed.

Source: NPR News March 2016 Collection

This picture of desolation rendered me almost speechless.

Source: Modern University English Intensive Reading (2nd Edition) Volume 2

This referendum took place almost entirely online.

Source: TED 2019 Annual Conference (Bilingual)

Sorry. Hold on, we're almost there. We're almost there.

Source: Stranger Things Season 1

It's an almost unimaginable amount of energy.

Source: BBC documentary "The Mystery of the Sun"

Almost anyone can become a celebrity right now.

Source: VOA Standard November 2015 Collection

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