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How to pronounce almost in English?

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Synonyms about, most, near, nearly, nigh, virtually, well-nigh


the baby was almost asleep when the alarm sounded.
we're almost finished.

Examples of almost

almost
Almost 32 million people traveled through O'Hare in 2009, according to the suit.
From the dailyherald.com
Since then the number of 90 percent-minority schools has jumped almost fivefold.
From the newsweek.com
From a distance of almost 70 years, he speaks calmly about Jim Crow segregation.
From the stltoday.com
When my teachers request a conference with my parents, he almost never shows up.
From the stltoday.com
GasBuddy and most other gas price apps rely almost solely on user-reported data.
From the stltoday.com
We might expect more of a show that has been in the works for almost nine years.
From the bloomberg.com
Just ask the Detroit Lions, who have almost no history on Monday Night Football.
From the usatoday.com
How is that any different from what almost every country on the planet has done.
From the washingtontimes.com
It's a weird sound, almost like the noise a smoke detector makes before it dies.
From the sacbee.com
More examples
  • About: (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but; "the job is (just) about done"; "the baby was almost asleep when the alarm sounded"; "we're almost finished"; "the car all but ran her down"; "he nearly fainted"; "talked for nigh onto 2 hours"; "the recording is ...
  • In set theory, when dealing with sets of infinite size, the term almost or nearly is used to mean all the elements except for finitely many.
  • "Almost" is the third single from Tamia's Between Friends album
  • The Almost is an American rock band from Clearwater, Florida, formed in 2005, and is most notable for being the side project (and now main project) of former Underoath drummer, Aaron Gillespie.
  • Something or someone that doesn't quite make it; Similar to; Very close; Not quite
  • Ad. a little less than completely
  • Not the whole word, e.g. Eastwood almost = CLIN (almost Clint)