almost

Everyday

1. Almost means very nearly but not completely: «It is almost ten o'clock». tree →
2. Almost can mean that something nearly happened but did not: «I almost fell». tree →

In the lessons

In maths, «almost» signals a number just below another: «almost 100» could be 98 or 99, not 100 or more; in estimating, «almost» helps round. In stories and safety, «almost» shows a close call: «The car almost hit him». Phrases: «almost always», «almost never», «almost all», «almost there».

Examples

• It is almost bedtime. tree →
• I almost forgot my homework. tree →
• We are almost there! tree →
• Almost all the children came to the party. tree →
• The jar is almost empty. tree →
• She almost fell off the wall. tree →
• I almost never eat sweets. tree →
• The answer is almost 50 — it's 49. tree →
• You have made me almost lame!” tree →

Note

«Almost» = nearly; it means less than the full amount, never more. Place it before the verb or word it describes: «I almost won». Do not write «allmost». «Most» alone means the biggest part; «almost» means nearly.

In Jewish tradition

In maths, «almost» signals a number just below another: «almost 100» could be 98 or 99, not 100 or more; in estimating, «almost» helps round. In stories and safety, «almost» shows a close call: «The car almost hit him». Phrases: «almost always», «almost never», «almost all», «almost there».

Examples

• And Moses cried unto the LORD, saying: 'What shall I do unto this people? they are almost ready to stone me.' (Torah EXO.17.4, JPS 1917) tree →
• Soul; the word is NPSh, which is commonly translated soul, meaning the living personality of man, animal or existing thing : it corresponds almost to the Theosophic Prana plus the stimulus of Kama. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →
• But as for me, my feet were almost gone; my steps had well nigh slipped. (Writings PSA.73.2, JPS 1917) tree →
• They had almost consumed me upon earth; but as for me, I forsook not Thy precepts. (Writings PSA.119.87, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

«Almost» = nearly; it means less than the full amount, never more. Place it before the verb or word it describes: «I almost won». Do not write «allmost». «Most» alone means the biggest part; «almost» means nearly.