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Definition of Almost
1. Adverb. (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but. "Most everyone agrees"
Definition of Almost
1. adv. Nearly; well nigh; all but; for the greatest part.
Definition of Almost
1. Adverb. Very close ¹
2. Adverb. Not quite ¹
3. Noun. (informal) Something or someone that doesn't quite make it. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Almost
1. very nearly [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Almost
Literary usage of Almost
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Democracy in America by Alexis de Tocqueville, Henry Reeve (1875)
"On the other hand, almost all the tastes and habits which the equality of ...
The cultivation of the ground promises an almost certain result to his ..."
2. Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare (1912)
"... are almost quarrelling again; Cassius is so emotional he almost weeps. ^Cassius
lets go all his pent-up anger with some of his emotion, but a good deal ..."
3. The Novels of Jane Austen by Jane Austen (1892)
"... they could not be necessary ; and it was not till Easter-day, almost a week
after the gentlemen's arrival, that they were honoured by such an attention, ..."
4. Modern Essays by Christopher Morley (1921)
"THE almost PERFECT STATE By DON MARQUIS Don Marquis is a real name, ... I reprint
here two of Mr. Marquis's amiable meditations on the "almost Perfect State ..."
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