gairebé
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Catalan[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Univerbation of gaire + bé.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): (Central) [ɡəj.ɾəˈβe]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [ɡəj.ɾəˈbe]
- IPA(key): (Valencian) [ɡaj.ɾeˈbe]
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Adverb[edit]
gairebé
- almost, nearly
- Synonym: quasi
- Són gairebé les sis en punt. ― It's almost six o'clock.
- En deu tenir gairebé quaranta. ― He must be nearly forty.
Further reading[edit]
- “gairebé” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.