nearly

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(nîr') pronunciation
adv.
  1. Almost but not quite: The coat nearly fits.
  2. In a close manner; intimately: a matter nearly affecting our interests.

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adverb

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

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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Almost but not quite.

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

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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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