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Definitions for nearly
ˈnɪər linear·ly
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word nearly.
Princeton's WordNet
about, almost, most, nearly, near, nigh, virtually, well-nighadverb
(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"
closely, intimately, nearlyadverb
in a close manner
"the two phenomena are intimately connected"; "the person most nearly concerned"
Wiktionary
nearlyadverb
almost, but not quite; slightly short of
He left a nearly full beer on the bar.
nearlyadverb
intimately
Webster Dictionary
Nearlyadverb
in a near manner; not remotely; closely; intimately; almost
Freebase
nearLY
Nearly is the solo musical project of former Nine Inch Nails drummer, Jerome Dillon. Dillon plays most of the music himself. The 2005 debut release is entitled Reminder. Claudia Sarne contributes the vocals. Jerome is currently in the studio with engineer/programmer Joshua Kincheloe working on the follow-up to reminder.
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'nearly' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #925
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'nearly' in Written Corpus Frequency: #660
Adverbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'nearly' in Adverbs Frequency: #93
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of nearly in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of nearly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of nearly in a Sentence
This is someone who has spent nearly two decades in public service, and is widely known for her integrity and tireless work ethic, after the birth of her son, she took maternity leave. The IG had questions about the details of her leave, Huma answered. Anything beyond that injected into the public sphere is unfounded and from partisans in Congress with a clear agenda. These emails serve to reinforce that these allegations are baseless. It's not surprising, but it is disappointing.
But let me tell you the truth of the matter is, there's not nearly been enough evidence that has been acquired as to whether or not it is a gateway drug, it's a debate, and I want a lot more -- before I legalize it nationally -- I want to make sure we know a lot more about the science behind it.
This is in addition to nearly $150 million in resources that have recently been made available from existing projects. Together, total World Bank support to the three countries' recovery reaches around $700 million.
Victims released also said while the kidnappers were on their tugboat for nearly 30 minutes, no violence took place.
Twenty-five percent? We can’t! It’s stupid --I’d be losing money, new York City has lower infection and hospitalization rates than nearly all counties in the rest of the state where indoor dining is open at 50 percent occupancy.
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- تقريبًاArabic
- амальBelarusian
- почтиBulgarian
- gairebéCatalan, Valencian
- téměř, málem, skoroCzech
- fast, beinaheGerman
- σχεδόνGreek
- preskaŭEsperanto
- casiSpanish
- peaaeguEstonian
- تقریباPersian
- miltei, lähes, melkein, likiFinnish
- presqueFrench
- beagnach, de chóirIrish
- כִּמְעַטHebrew
- लगभगHindi
- majdnemHungarian
- գրեթե, համարյաArmenian
- quasiItalian
- 殆ど, ほとんどJapanese
- თითქმისGeorgian
- 거의Korean
- propeLatin
- beveikLithuanian
- gandrīzLatvian
- скоро, речисиMacedonian
- bijnaDutch
- kʼasdą́ą́ʼNavajo, Navaho
- prawiePolish
- quasePortuguese
- чуть не, приблизительно, около, почтиRussian
- skoro, скороSerbo-Croatian
- skoro, takmerSlovak
- skôrajSlovene
- uppemot, nästanSwedish
- เกือบจะThai
- майже, сливеUkrainian
- gần, gần nhưVietnamese
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