Almost
adverb
Nearly, not completely or not exactly.
I almost lost my wallet.
Often appears as...
- almost never
- almost always
adverb
Just about to happen or arrive.
Dinner's almost ready.
Often appears as...
- almost here
- almost time
adverb
Nearly, not completely or not exactly.
I almost lost my wallet.
Often appears as...
- almost never
- almost always
adverb
Just about to happen or arrive.
Dinner's almost ready.
Often appears as...
- almost here
- almost time
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Frequency Intensifier
Use 'almost' to strengthen phrases about frequency, suggesting something happens very often or rarely.
She's almost always at the gym.
Pro Tip 2/3Emphasizing Close Calls
'Almost' can imply a narrow escape or a nearly poor outcome, adding drama to the statement.
He almost fell off the ladder.
Pro Tip 3/3Understates Shortcomings
'Almost' minimizes the significance of not fully achieving a goal, often in a modest or humorous way.
I almost won the game.
Pro Tip 1/3Frequency Intensifier
Use 'almost' to strengthen phrases about frequency, suggesting something happens very often or rarely.
She's almost always at the gym.
Pro Tip 2/3Emphasizing Close Calls
'Almost' can imply a narrow escape or a nearly poor outcome, adding drama to the statement.
He almost fell off the ladder.
Pro Tip 3/3Understates Shortcomings
'Almost' minimizes the significance of not fully achieving a goal, often in a modest or humorous way.
I almost won the game.
Pro Tip 1/3Frequency Intensifier
Use 'almost' to strengthen phrases about frequency, suggesting something happens very often or rarely.
She's almost always at the gym.
Pro Tip 2/3Emphasizing Close Calls
'Almost' can imply a narrow escape or a nearly poor outcome, adding drama to the statement.
He almost fell off the ladder.
Pro Tip 3/3Understates Shortcomings
'Almost' minimizes the significance of not fully achieving a goal, often in a modest or humorous way.
I almost won the game.
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Video examples
Pamela Ronald: The case...
almost all farmers, whether they're organic or conventional, they buy seed produced by seed companies. So there's definitely a commercial interest to sell a lot of seed, but hopefully they're selling seed that the farmers want to buy. It's different in the less developed world. Farmers there cannot afford the seed. These seeds are not being sold.
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The psychological weight...
happens like magic you wake up two years later and you're almost at your goal i learned that i had to keep track of everything so i used iphone apps like lose it and i use my up band to track how much sleep i was getting and how much exercise i was getting along the way and this really helped me to keep the
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Where does gold come...
that create gold in stars. But these machines can only construct gold atom by atom. So it would take almost the age of the universe to produce one gram at a cost vastly exceeding the current value of gold. So that's not a very good solution.
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Danica Patrick Eats a...
So how do you keep so fit still? I work out all the time. I mean, I work out almost every day. And has that helped you with injuries at all? I think so. And have you had bad injuries from crashes? That means you're a very, very good driver.
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The 'Busy' Life of the...
And why does it nearly always choose to do so in exactly the same place? Whatever the reason, it must be very important, for a sloth on the ground is almost helpless. Any predator could attack it and it doesn't have the speed to escape.
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Why Do Cats Miaow? PIPE...
She's like milk... like that. Come on. Is it nice? And when our cats meow, there's one thing that almost every owner in the study said they did. Did you go hunting today? Talk back.
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ONE HOUR of Amazing...
even the river normally a lifeline for the animals has almost disappeared yet the mud soup that remains could be concealing a free lunch if only the leopards can figure out what
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The Biggest Dinosaur...
This is a Skorpiovenator, a predator. The skeleton found at the nest site was almost certainly a nest raider, preying on the hatchlings.
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Ferocious Dinosaur...
is a scorpio veneta a predator the skeleton found at the nest site was almost certainly a nest raider preying on the hatchlings
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Leopard Learns How to...
Even the river, normally a lifeline for the animals, has almost disappeared.
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Pamela Ronald: The case...
almost all farmers, whether they're organic or conventional, they buy seed produced by seed companies. So there's definitely a commercial interest to sell a lot of seed, but hopefully they're selling seed that the farmers want to buy. It's different in the less developed world. Farmers there cannot afford the seed. These seeds are not being sold.
Video examples
The psychological weight...
happens like magic you wake up two years later and you're almost at your goal i learned that i had to keep track of everything so i used iphone apps like lose it and i use my up band to track how much sleep i was getting and how much exercise i was getting along the way and this really helped me to keep the
Video examples
Where does gold come...
that create gold in stars. But these machines can only construct gold atom by atom. So it would take almost the age of the universe to produce one gram at a cost vastly exceeding the current value of gold. So that's not a very good solution.
Video examples
Danica Patrick Eats a...
So how do you keep so fit still? I work out all the time. I mean, I work out almost every day. And has that helped you with injuries at all? I think so. And have you had bad injuries from crashes? That means you're a very, very good driver.
Video examples
The 'Busy' Life of the...
And why does it nearly always choose to do so in exactly the same place? Whatever the reason, it must be very important, for a sloth on the ground is almost helpless. Any predator could attack it and it doesn't have the speed to escape.
Video examples
Why Do Cats Miaow? PIPE...
She's like milk... like that. Come on. Is it nice? And when our cats meow, there's one thing that almost every owner in the study said they did. Did you go hunting today? Talk back.
Video examples
ONE HOUR of Amazing...
even the river normally a lifeline for the animals has almost disappeared yet the mud soup that remains could be concealing a free lunch if only the leopards can figure out what
Video examples
The Biggest Dinosaur...
This is a Skorpiovenator, a predator. The skeleton found at the nest site was almost certainly a nest raider, preying on the hatchlings.
Video examples
Ferocious Dinosaur...
is a scorpio veneta a predator the skeleton found at the nest site was almost certainly a nest raider preying on the hatchlings
Video examples
Leopard Learns How to...
Even the river, normally a lifeline for the animals, has almost disappeared.
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Robert Redford
American Actor
I've always felt that almost every part I've played has been a character part. I mean, I look at it that way. I can't help how I look or how I seem to people.
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Langston Hughes
American Poet
I have discovered in life that there are ways of getting almost anywhere you want to go, if you really want to go.
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Alan Rickman
British Actor
Every so often you read a play and a character just speaks to you - almost seems to speak through you, in fact.
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Winston Churchill
British Statesman
When you are winning a war almost everything that happens can be claimed to be right and wise.
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Kevin Hart
American Actor
Almost anything can be funny if said the right way - but it has to be said the right way.
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Roger Ailes
American Businessman
I think almost everything in life is life-experience, personality-driven.
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Omar Sharif
Egyptian Actor
I can't say I gave up totally my passion for women but almost.
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Thomas Carlyle
Scottish Philosopher
A well-written life is almost as rare as a well-spent one.
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Robyn
Swedish Musician
The marketing is just as important as the music, almost.
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Julian Clary
English Comedian
It's almost a way of life. I know what makes me laugh.
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Robert Redford
American Actor
I've always felt that almost every part I've played has been a character part. I mean, I look at it that way. I can't help how I look or how I seem to people.
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Langston Hughes
American Poet
I have discovered in life that there are ways of getting almost anywhere you want to go, if you really want to go.
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Alan Rickman
British Actor
Every so often you read a play and a character just speaks to you - almost seems to speak through you, in fact.
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Winston Churchill
British Statesman
When you are winning a war almost everything that happens can be claimed to be right and wise.
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Kevin Hart
American Actor
Almost anything can be funny if said the right way - but it has to be said the right way.
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Roger Ailes
American Businessman
I think almost everything in life is life-experience, personality-driven.
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Omar Sharif
Egyptian Actor
I can't say I gave up totally my passion for women but almost.
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Thomas Carlyle
Scottish Philosopher
A well-written life is almost as rare as a well-spent one.
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Robyn
Swedish Musician
The marketing is just as important as the music, almost.
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Julian Clary
English Comedian
It's almost a way of life. I know what makes me laugh.
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