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1. (adv.) nearly
all but; almost:
nearly dead with cold; a plan nearly like our own.
2. nearly
with close approximation:
a nearly perfect likeness.
3. nearly
with close kinship, interest, or connection; intimately.
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1. (adverb) about, almost, most, nearly, near, nigh, virtually, well-nigh
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
"the job is (just) about done"; "the baby was almost asleep when the alarm sounded"; "we're almost finished"; "the car all but ran her down"; "he nearly fainted"; "talked for nigh onto 2 hours"; "the recording is well-nigh perfect"; "virtually all the parties signed the contract"; "I was near exhausted by the run"; "most everyone agrees"
2. (adverb) closely, intimately, nearly
in a close manner
"the two phenomena are intimately connected"; "the person most nearly concerned"
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1. (adverb) nearly
almost
The bird was nearly dead.; a speech that nearly ended his career; I nearly called you, but decided not to.
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1. (adverb) nearly
in a near manner; not remotely; closely; intimately; almost
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Sense: not far from; almost
nearly one o'clock; He has nearly finished.
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 Afrikaans: byna |
 Arabic: تَقْريبا، حوالي |
 Bulgarian: почти |
 Brazilian: quase |
 Czech: téměř |
 German: fast |
 Danish: næsten |
 Greek: σχεδόν |
 Spanish: casi |
 Estonian: peaaegu |
 Farsi: تقریبا |
 Finnish: lähes |
 French: presque |
 Hebrew: כִּמעָט, בְּקֵירוּב |
 Hindi: करीब करीब |
 Croatian: blizu, gotovo |
 Hungarian: majdnem |
 Indonesian: hampir |
 Icelandic: næstum |
 Italian: quasi |
 Japanese: ほとんど |
 Korean: 거의 |
 Lithuanian: beveik |
 Latvian: gandrīz |
 Malay: hampir-hampir |
 Dutch: bijna |
 Norwegian: nesten, bortimot |
 Polish: prawie |
 Persian: تقریبا |
 Pashto: څه د پاسه |
 Portuguese: quase |
 Romanian: aproape |
 Russian: близко; почти |
 Slovak: skoro |
 Slovenian: skoraj |
 Serbian: skoro |
 Swedish: nästan |
 Thai: เกือบ |
 Turkish: hemen hemen, neredeyse |
 Taiwanese: 將近，幾乎 |
 Ukrainian: майже, приблизно |
 Urdu: تقريباً |
 Vietnamese: gần như |
 Chinese: 将近，几乎 |
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