little short of being; very nearly
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
al•most /ˈɔlmoʊst, ɔlˈmoʊst/USA pronunciation
adv.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- Pronounsvery nearly;
all but:to pay almost nothing for a car.
al•most
(ôl′mōst, ôl mōst′),USA pronunciation adv.
- Pronounsvery nearly;
all but:almost every house; to pay almost nothing for a car;almost twice as many books.
- bef. 1000; Middle English; Old English (e)al māst, variant of æl mǣst nearly
- 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.
- See most.
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'almost always' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Y, y
- arch
- attack
- blonde
- crater
- data
- disinterested
- doubt
- drunk
- earthly
- ess
- fortuitous
- greasy
- great-circle sailing
- hexameter
- immediately
- imminent
- importance
- neither
- ought
- raise
- seasonal
- spot
- sudden infant death syndrome
- teach
- that