What does nearly mean?
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-nigh(adverb)
(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, nearly(adverb)
in a close manner
"the two phenomena are intimately connected"; "the person most nearly concerned"
Wiktionary
nearly(Adverb)
almost, but not quite; slightly short of
He left a nearly full beer on the bar.
nearly(Adverb)
intimately
Webster Dictionary
Nearly(adverb)
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.
British National Corpus
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
I nearly died in the process.
The whole package was nearly complete.
We don't have nearly enough of anything.
Nearly all women poop while pushing out their babies.
Fleas can be taught nearly anything a congressman can.
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Translations for nearly
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- تقريبًاArabic
- амальBelarusian
- почтиBulgarian
- gairebéCatalan, Valencian
- málem, téměř, skoroCzech
- beinahe, fastGerman
- σχεδόνGreek
- preskaŭEsperanto
- casiSpanish
- peaaeguEstonian
- تقریباPersian
- liki, melkein, lähes, milteiFinnish
- presqueFrench
- de chóir, beagnachIrish
- כִּמְעַטHebrew
- लगभगHindi
- majdnemHungarian
- համարյա, գրեթեArmenian
- quasiItalian
- ほとんど, 殆どJapanese
- თითქმისGeorgian
- 거의Korean
- propeLatin
- beveikLithuanian
- gandrīzLatvian
- речиси, скороMacedonian
- bijnaDutch
- kʼasdą́ą́ʼNavajo, Navaho
- prawiePolish
- quasePortuguese
- почти, около, приблизительно, чуть неRussian
- skoro, скороSerbo-Croatian
- takmer, skoroSlovak
- skôrajSlovene
- uppemot, nästanSwedish
- เกือบจะThai
- сливе, майжеUkrainian
- gần, gần nhưVietnamese
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