almost

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  1. adverb Slightly short of; not quite; nearly: almost time to go; was almost asleep; had almost finished. See Usage Note at none.

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  • You can almost -- almost -- detect a slight tone of disappointment in the voices of the cable newscasters covering this thing. says ... —  Hollywood Elsewhere
  • In this day and age, art almost translates to media of all types. —  Banned Breed
  • Listening to Hyman's reinterpretation of one of Brown's heaviest funk tracks is a weird experience: The first time or two, it almost -- almost -- sounds like an accidental precursor to the late-1990s Timbaland / Neptunes approach to digital hip-hop production, at least in the same way a '32 Ford could be considered a precursor to the Lamborghini Countach. —  Pitchfork: Latest News
  • To see it almost (#5 hehe the word almost that is) everyday in the media is killing my heart. beth, —  Blogger News Network
  • To see it almost (#5 hehe the word almost that is) everyday in the media is killing my heart. —  Blogger News Network
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Etymologies (2)

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  1. Middle English, from Old English ealmǣst : eall, all; see all + mǣst, most; see most.

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  1. Colloq. or dial. amost, 'most, dial. also ommost, omast, Scots amaist, 'maist, from Middle English almost, almoost, almeste, almaste, from Anglo-Saxon almœst, ealmœst, mostly all, nearly all, from al, eal, English all, + mœst, English most, adv.
 

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/ˈɔlmoʊst/
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