nearly

adv.

1. Almost but not quite: The coat nearly fits.
2. In a close manner; intimately: a matter nearly affecting our interests.

adverb

Near to in quantity or amount: about, almost, approximately, roughly. Idioms: on the order of. See near/far/distance.

IN BRIEF: Almost but not quite.

An honest man nearly always thinks justly. — Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778), Swiss-born French philosopher & writer.

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The adverb has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; `near' is sometimes used informally for `nearly' and `most' is sometimes used informally for `almost'
  Synonyms: about, just about, almost, most, all but, near, nigh, virtually, well-nigh

Meaning #2: in a close manner
  Synonyms: closely, intimately

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Dansk (Danish)
adv. - næsten, omtrent

idioms:

• not nearly    langt fra

Nederlands (Dutch)
bijna, nagenoeg

Français (French)
adv. - quasiment, presque, plus

idioms:

• not nearly    loin d'être

Deutsch (German)
adv. - beinahe, nahe

idioms:

• not nearly    nicht annähernd, bei weitem nicht

Ελληνική (Greek)
adv. - σχεδόν, παρά λίγο

idioms:

• not nearly    ούτε κατά προσέγγιση, κάθε άλλο παρά

Italiano (Italian)
quasi

idioms:

• not nearly    non proprio

Português (Portuguese)
adv. - quase, aproximadamente, de perto, parcimoniosamente

idioms:

• not nearly    nem de longe

Русский (Russian)
почти, тесно

idioms:

• not nearly    далеко не

Español (Spanish)
adv. - casi, por poco

idioms:

• not nearly    lejos, ni con mucho

Svenska (Swedish)
adv. - nästan, närmare, så gott som, nära, noggrant

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
几乎, 密切地

idioms:

• not nearly    远非

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adv. - 幾乎, 密切地

idioms:

• not nearly    遠非

한국어 (Korean)
adv. - 거의, 긴밀하게, 꼼꼼하게

日本語 (Japanese)
adv. - ほとんど, かろうじて, 念入りに

idioms:

• not nearly    とうてい…でない

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(ظرف) تقريبا‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adv. - ‮כמעט, בקירוב‬

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