Nearly, almost, all but. See also well-nigh, adv. In general uses.

Very nearly; almost wholly or entirely.

Nearly, almost.

Very nearly; = well-nigh, adv.

Very nearly but not quite; well-nigh; all but.

Almost, nearly.

Nearly, almost.

Almost, nearly.

= nigh hand, adv. 2.

To all intents and purposes; practically, virtually; almost.

into (right) little: very nearly. Obsolete.

Little, not much. unto lite: very nearly.

Nearly, almost.

Chiefly Scottish and Irish English (northern). Nearly, almost; thereabouts.

almost.

as near as (one can, etc.).

Almost, nearly. Modifying a verb, prepositional phrase, or clause. Now regional (chiefly Scottish, Irish English (northern), U.S., and Caribbean).

Very close or near to a state, condition, etc.; almost amounting to something.

Almost, well-nigh.

As an adverbial phrase: almost, very nearly, well-nigh.

With reference to manner, character, or degree: nearly, almost, approximately.

Almost. Obsolete. rare.

next to n. very nearly, almost. With following noun phrase or adjective (usually as predicate), or (occasionally) verb.

With close approximation or near approach (to some state or condition, etc.).

figurative. About that; near to that state or action: see about, prep.1 11c. Obsolete or rare.

Almost, nearly. Cf. well-nigh, adv.

figurative. About that; near to that state or action: cf. thereabouts, adv. 1c. Obsolete or rare.

The slightest margin or degree. Chiefly in within (an) ames-ace of: on the very verge of, ‘within an inch of’; cf. within an ace of at ace, n.1 2c.

Nearly, almost. Obsolete.

pretty much: almost, very nearly; more or less; (also, in early use) very much, considerably.

Three out of four equal parts, three quarters. Hence as adv. phr., To the extent of three quarters; well-nigh, almost.

With reference to manner, character, or degree: nearly, almost, approximately.

only not: all but, little else than. Now archaic.

regional (British, Irish English, Caribbean and U.S.). Almost, nearly.

A designation as contrasted with its referent. in all but name: existing as the thing designated but not officially acknowledged as such; virtually.

colloquial. just about: almost, very nearly.

English regional (Hampshire). Nearly, thereabouts. rare.

Closely related to one by kinship or some other connection, esp. in near and dear. Cf. sense 3 and near, adj. 1 8.

Nearly, almost.

Indicating a point in time. Of state or condition: on the point of being, very nearly. Now regional and rare.

In compounds with an attributive adjective. Not entirely or completely; nearly, almost.

Nearly, almost; approximately.

= in effect at effect, n. phrases. Virtually, substantially; so far as the result is concerned.

Nearly, almost, all but. See also well-nigh, adv. nigh on (also nigh about, †nigh but, nigh on to, †nigh than, nigh upon).