: very nearly but not exactly or entirely
We're almost there.
The work is almost done.
: very near but not quite
an almost failure
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Adverb
Analysts predict that rates will rise by almost 40 percent.
Goats will eat almost anything.
Adjective
burdened with impossibly high expectations, the movie came to be regarded as an almost failure
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Katie Hunt, CNN, 22 Nov. 2024
Regardless of the habitat type or geographical layout, bucks almost always bed with certain consistencies.
—Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 22 Nov. 2024
James Griffiths, CNN, 9 Jan. 2020
West made his triumphant return to Twitter last Friday after an almost year-long hiatus.
—NBC News, 21 Apr. 2018
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Adverb
Also, anybody who goes to space is the responsibility of some nation, so Musk would almost certainly be the responsibility of the United States.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 22 Nov. 2024
Regardless of the habitat type or geographical layout, bucks almost always bed with certain consistencies.
—Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 22 Nov. 2024
Adjective
Despite arguably kicking off the trend of internet shutdowns a decade ago with an almost year-long blackout in the western province of Xinjiang, China is not a frequent offender.
—James Griffiths, CNN, 9 Jan. 2020
West made his triumphant return to Twitter last Friday after an almost year-long hiatus.
—NBC News, 21 Apr. 2018
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“Almost.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/almost. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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