almost
adverb OPAL S
/ˈɔːlməʊst/
/ˈɔːlməʊst/
- not quite synonym nearly
- I like almost all of them.
- They'll eat almost anything.
- Almost no one (= hardly anyone) believed him.
- The castle is almost entirely surrounded by water.
- It's a mistake they almost always make.
- The painting is almost certainly a forgery.
- Her handwriting is almost impossible to read.
- The team faces almost certain defeat in today's match.
- The workforce has almost doubled in the past ten years.
- I almost forgot your birthday.
- Housing has become almost as big a problem as education.
- The story seems almost too strange to be true.
Extra Examples- The story is almost certainly false.
- Dinner's almost ready.
- Their house is almost opposite ours.
- His voice was almost inaudible.
- The two brothers are almost inseparable.
- He slipped and almost fell.
- It's almost time to go.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryAlmost is used with these adjectives:- absent
- accidental
- afraid
- …
Word OriginOld English æl mǣst ‘for the most part’, a composite of all and most.