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 … it’ll cost almost as much to repair your computer as to buy a new one We were bitten by mosquitoes almost every night. 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. 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
The couple had been dating for almost three years Storms have been hitting almost all of britain recently The effect is almost impossible to describe. Nearly, practically, virtually, fairly, about, most, somewhere, pretty much Quite, entirely, completely, absolutely, fully, thoroughly, altogether, well 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. Almost is typically used to suggest that something is approaching a certain point or level, but is not entirely reached Nearly, while very similar in meaning, can convey a slight nuance of even closer proximity to the endpoint or goal. 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.
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