(almost+every)

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• almost - nearly — ◊ used to modify adjectives and noun groups Almost and nearly both mean not completely or not quite . They are usually used in front of adjectives or noun groups. The hay was almost ready for cutting. We re nearly ready now. I spent almost a… …   Useful english dictionary

• almost — adverb very nearly but not completely: We ve almost finished. | We stayed there for almost a week. | almost every: They sold almost everything. | almost all: Almost all the children here speak two languages. | an almost impossible task | wines… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• almost — al|most W1S1 [ˈo:lməust US ˈo:lmoust, o:lˈmoust] adv [: Old English; Origin: ealmAst, from eall all + mAst mostly ] nearly, but not completely or not quite ▪ Have you almost finished? ▪ Supper s almost ready. ▪ It was almost midnight. ▪ Almost… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• Almost everywhere — In measure theory (a branch of mathematical analysis), one says that a property holds almost everywhere if the set of elements for which the property does not hold is a null set, i.e. is a set with measure zero, or in cases where the measure is… …   Wikipedia

• every — / evri/ determiner 1 each one of a group of things or people that make a group or set: Every student has to fill in a questionnaire. (=all the students) | every single: Unfortunately the President disagreed with every single thing his aides said …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• almost — al|most [ ɔlmoust ] adverb *** nearly but not completely: Are you ready? Almost! I m just putting my shoes on. It s almost a year since she died. The baby s almost walking now. almost all: Almost all of the students here are from South America.… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• almost */*/*/ — UK [ˈɔːlməʊst] / US [ˈɔlmoʊst] adverb nearly but not completely Are you ready? Almost! I m just putting my shoes on. It s almost a year since she died. The baby s almost walking now. almost all: Almost all of the students here are from South… …   English dictionary

• almost — /awl mohst, awl mohst /, adv. very nearly; all but: almost every house; almost the entire symphony; to pay almost nothing for a car; almost twice as many books. [bef. 1000; ME; OE (e)al mast, var. of AEL MAEST nearly] Syn. ALMOST (MOST), NEARLY,… …   Universalium

• almost, most — As an adverb, almost is preferable to the colloquial most in the senses of all but, very nearly. Say almost every person there rather than most every person there. As a pronoun or adjective, most means the greater part or number : Most of us… …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions

• almost — al•most [[t]ˈɔl moʊst, ɔlˈmoʊst[/t]] adv. use very nearly; all but: almost every house; to pay almost nothing for a car[/ex] • Etymology: bef. 1000; ME; OE (e)almāst, var. of æl mǣst; see all most …   From formal English to slang

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