Almost

Word ALMOST
Character 6
Hyphenation al most
Pronunciations /ɔːl.ˈməʊst/

Definitions and meanings of "Almost"

What do we mean by almost?

Slightly short of; not quite; nearly. adverb

Nearly all; for the most part; mostly.

Very nearly; well-nigh; all but.

Nearly; well nigh; all but; for the greatest part. adverb

Hardly ever; scarcely ever. adverb

Scarcely anything. adverb

Very close adverb

Not quite adverb

Something or someone that doesn't quite make it. noun

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but adverb

Something or someone that doesn't quite make it.

Coulda, shoulda, woulda didn't. you should have fwapped that. Urban Dictionary

A band formed from UnderOATH's Aaron Gillespie. Urban Dictionary

A word that doesn’t count except for with grenades. You should’ve did it. You would’ve did it. You almost did it. But guess what? You didn’t do it. Urban Dictionary

The act or state of being near to completion, as in orgasm or a long road trip or even used in surgeryology (the study of words used during a surgery) Urban Dictionary

When something is more almost than another something. Urban Dictionary

Failed potential. To come to the brink of something beautiful but just fall short of it. Urban Dictionary

Not quite; close to reaching a certain point. Urban Dictionary

A song by Bowling for Soup That I would say almost everyone could relate to. Urban Dictionary

A word that doesn't count except in horseshoes, hand grenades, and goverment work. (Also associated with the words, "close," "nearly," and "just about.") Urban Dictionary

A person who cannot complete a full repetition of a task. One who is incapable of success of the smallest amounts. One who cannot find a spot in life to call his place. Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Almost

The word "almost" in example sentences

Thanks Aria - the chard is almost too lovely to eat..almost; ❋ Haalo (2007)

She almost -- not really, but _almost_ -- wished she had gone home with her mother. ❋ Clara Ingram Judson (1914)

They might come and ask him questions, and he might even admit almost all -- _almost_ all, and they could do nothing, for no one had seen what he had done to Toni in the wood. ❋ Arthur Cheney Train (1910)

Cicero, -- _vox et praeterea almost nihil_ (he had yet to die and show that it was _almost, _ not _quite, _) sheers off too, into the country, there to busy himself with an essay on the _Nature of the Gods_ (to contain, be sure, some fine eloquence), and with making up his mind to attack Anthony on behalf of Republican ❋ Kenneth Morris (1908)

By the time that Scott came to his 'teens, Mrs. Brenton was doing her level and conscientious best to conceal from him the demoralizing fact of her belief that he could do almost no wrong, and she clung to the modifying _almost_ with a passionate fervour born of her clerical ancestry and her consequent belief in the inherent viciousness of unconverted man. ❋ Anna Chapin Ray (1905)

But his own wits were nimble, almost feminine in the rapid delicacy of their intuition -- _almost_ feminine, but not quite. ❋ Unknown (1899)

Also there were those who had been almost persuaded, and who yet, so far as their salvation was concerned, were no nearer it that day than though they had never thought of the matter, for _almost_ never saves a soul. ❋ 1841-1930 Pansy (1885)

But as in other cases among mammals all nearly related forms yield an almost equally marked precipitate, so the serum of a rabbit treated with human blood and then added to the blood of an anthropoid ape gives _almost_ as marked ❋ Gustav Schwalbe (1880)

And if, in late old age, no dawn of memory having gleamed in his ruined mind, she came to be able to speak to him and tell him his own story -- the tale of the wreck of his early years -- would not that almost, _almost_, carry with it a kind of compensation for what she had undergone? ❋ William Frend De Morgan (1878)

You say you almost love _him_; but until your _almost_ comes to a _quite_, I cannot love _you_. ❋ Unknown (1824)

"Oh, wasn't it wonderful to do what you did ... it was almost like the miracles our dear Lord performed, for you gave sight to the blind and raised up one who was _almost_ dead. ❋ Eliot H. Robinson (N/A)

PENULTIMATE is next to the last (_pen_ = almost); the ANTEPENULTIMATE is the third from the last (literally, _before almost_ the _last_); the PREANTEPENULTIMATE is the fourth from the last (literally, ❋ Elmer W. Cavins (N/A)

"Philip Dubarry was awed and almost silenced, -- _almost_, but not quite, for he was the very sort of hero to browbeat others the most fiercely when he was himself the most frightened. ❋ Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth (1859)

Although he is often mentioned as the father of the modern serial killer, Gein the name almost rhymes with “fiend” was charged in the death of only two people, which puts him at the extreme low end of the body count scale. ❋ Mark Jacobson (2010)

Today, so many brides are knocked up at their weddings that the term almost seems quaint. ❋ Elise Mac Adam (2008)

She looked around with an expression almost of vindication—not satisfaction, but not surprised either, as if she wanted us to think she had been expecting this all her life. ❋ Annia Ciezadlo (2011)

United have never been as good since Cristiano Ronaldo decamped to Spain and they won the title almost by default last season which, by common consent, was a sub-standard year. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Ask any playwright, read any of their interviews over the last decade about current talent, and her name almost always crops up in the same sentence as those of Paul Abbott, Tony Marchant, Andrew Davies and Jimmy McGovern. ❋ Unknown (2011)

[well i] almost- "[BULLSHIT]. [yer] such a pussy!" ❋ Madd Jester (2003)

[The Almost's] album Southern [Weather] [is out] in stores now! ❋ Attractive Today (2007)

They almost [made it]. Therefore they didn’t. They are [almost there]. Therefore they [aren]’t. They could almost reach. Therefore they can’t. ❋ Americairo (2019)

"[I'M ALMOST THERE]!!!", "Were almost there.", "[I'm almost there]." ❋ Eric Carter (2008)

[Oh well] it's almost St-Patties Day, but it's [almoster] [Friday]! ❋ Guillaume 3D (2009)

We [almost] [made it]. ❋ Wandering (2014)

[Willy] was [almost ready] to leave, but remembered that he needed to get his shoes [shined]. ❋ Diggity Monkeez (2005)

I aaallllmost [had you], but I guess that doesn't [cut it]. I aaallllmost had you, and I didn't even know it. You kept me guessin' and now I'm destined to spend my time missin' you. I almost wish you [would've] loved me too. ❋ Mustang GT (2005)

We almost [made it]. I almost [won] the [powerball]. ❋ SZBOI (2010)

[Tell] The Almost [to go] back to collecting [movies]. ❋ Thegreatestoppressor (2011)

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