How to use almost in a sentence. We use almost and nearly to refer to the progress of things, especially if we are measuring and counting things In these examples, almost and nearly can both be used Almost and nearly both mean 'not completely' or 'not quite' They can be used in front of adjectives or noun phrases, or with verbs I spent almost a month in china
He worked there for nearly five years See examples of almost used in a sentence. 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. You use almost to indicate that something is not completely the case but is nearly the case The couple had been dating for almost three years
He contracted spanish flu, which almost killed him. There are seven meanings listed in oed's entry for the word almost, two of which are labelled obsolete See ‘meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. Nearly, practically, virtually, fairly, about, most, somewhere, pretty much Quite, entirely, completely, absolutely, fully, thoroughly, altogether, well Almost everyone i know likes chocolate
(definition of almost from the cambridge learner's dictionary © cambridge university press) In set theory, when dealing with sets of infinite size, the term almost or nearly is used to refer to all but a negligible amount of elements in the set The notion of negligible depends on the context, and may mean of measure zero (in a measure space), finite (when infinite sets are involved), or countable (when uncountably infinite.
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