almost
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
[edit] Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA: /ɔːlˈməʊst/, /ˈɔːl.məʊst/, SAMPA: /"O:l.m@Ust/, /O:l"m@Ust/
- (US) IPA: /ˈɔl.moʊst/, SAMPA: /"Ol.moUst/
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- Hyphenation: al‧most
[edit] Adverb
almost
- Very close
- Not quite
[edit] Synonyms
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[edit] Translations
very close to
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[edit] Adjective
almost (not comparable)
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Superlative |
- Similar to
- They could be almost brothers.
[edit] Noun
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Singular |
Plural |
almost (plural almosts)
- (informal) Something or someone that doesn't quite make it.
- In all the submissions, they found four papers that were clearly worth publishing and another dozen almosts.
