well-nigh

(wĕl'nī')
adv.
Nearly; almost.

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The adverb has one meaning:

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, nearly, near, nigh, virtually

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Dansk (Danish)
adv. - næsten

Nederlands (Dutch)
vrijwel

Français (French)
adv. - pratiquement (littér), presque

Deutsch (German)
adv. - nahezu

Ελληνική (Greek)
adv. - παρά λίγο, σχεδόν

Italiano (Italian)
quasi

Português (Portuguese)
adv. - quase

Русский (Russian)
почти

Español (Spanish)
adv. - casi, poco menos que

Svenska (Swedish)
adv. - nära nog

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
几乎, 可谓

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adv. - 幾乎, 可謂

한국어 (Korean)
adv. - 거의

日本語 (Japanese)
adv. - ほとんど

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(ظرف) تقريبا‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adv. - ‮כמעט (זמן)‬

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