almost
almost — adverb
1. very close to a state, amount, or action, but not fully reaching or completing i
very close to a state, amount, or action, but not fully reaching or completing it.
Dimitri had almost finished his homework when the lights went out.
almost + past participle showing an action close to completion
The soup is almost ready; give it two more minutes on the stove.
almost + adjective for a state nearly reached
Noa walks to the bakery almost every morning before school.
There were almost two hundred people waiting outside the stadium gates.
Renata almost dropped her phone when the dog jumped onto the sofa.
- nearly
very close in meaning; British speakers often prefer 'nearly' for measurements and time.
- practically
informal; suggests the difference from full completion is so small it can be ignored.
- virtually
slightly more formal; common in writing about statistics or general truths.
- just about
informal, conversational; often used in spoken English with a sense of 'on the edge of'.
- completely
marks a state or action as fully reached, the opposite of falling short.
- exactly
used for precise amounts, where 'almost' marks an approximation.
文法句型
almost + verb
almost + adjective/adverb
almost + number/quantity
almost + all/every/never/no one
用法筆記
Sits directly before the word it modifies — usually a main verb, an adjective, an adverb, or a quantity word like 'all', 'every', 'never', 'no one'. With a simple verb tense, place 'almost' before the verb (she almost cried), not after it.