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# almost

adverb

«almost» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Almost means very nearly but not completely: «It is almost ten o'clock». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/almost/#m1)
2. Almost can mean that something nearly happened but did not: «I almost fell». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/almost/#m2)

### In the lessons

In maths, «almost» signals a number just below another: «almost 100» could be 98 or 99, not 100 or more; in estimating, «almost» helps round. In stories and safety, «almost» shows a close call: «The car almost hit him». Phrases: «almost always», «almost never», «almost all», «almost there».

### Examples

- It is almost bedtime. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/almost/#x1)
- I almost forgot my homework. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/almost/#x2)
- We are almost there! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/almost/#x3)
- Almost all the children came to the party. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/almost/#x4)
- The jar is almost empty. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/almost/#x5)
- She almost fell off the wall. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/almost/#x6)
- I almost never eat sweets. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/almost/#x7)
- The answer is almost 50 — it's 49. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/almost/#x8)
- You have made me almost lame!” [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/almost/#x9)

### Note

«Almost» = nearly; it means less than the full amount, never more. Place it before the verb or word it describes: «I almost won». Do not write «allmost». «Most» alone means the biggest part; «almost» means nearly.

## In Jewish tradition

In maths, «almost» signals a number just below another: «almost 100» could be 98 or 99, not 100 or more; in estimating, «almost» helps round. In stories and safety, «almost» shows a close call: «The car almost hit him». Phrases: «almost always», «almost never», «almost all», «almost there».

### Examples

- And Moses cried unto the LORD, saying: 'What shall I do unto this people? they are almost ready to stone me.' (Torah EXO.17.4, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/almost/#x1)
- Soul; the word is NPSh, which is commonly translated soul, meaning the living personality of man, animal or existing thing : it corresponds almost to the Theosophic Prana plus the stimulus of Kama. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/almost/#x2)
- But as for me, my feet were almost gone; my steps had well nigh slipped. (Writings PSA.73.2, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/almost/#x3)
- They had almost consumed me upon earth; but as for me, I forsook not Thy precepts. (Writings PSA.119.87, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/almost/#x4)

### Note

«Almost» = nearly; it means less than the full amount, never more. Place it before the verb or word it describes: «I almost won». Do not write «allmost». «Most» alone means the biggest part; «almost» means nearly.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «almost» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/almost/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«almost» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/almost.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «almost» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/almost/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«almost» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/almost.html) on Mova free.