Definitions for nearly
ˈnɪər linear·ly

Princeton's WordNet(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. 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"

2. closely, intimately, nearly(adverb)

   in a close manner

   "the two phenomena are intimately connected"; "the person most nearly concerned"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. nearly(Adverb)

   almost, but not quite; slightly short of

   He left a nearly full beer on the bar.

2. nearly(Adverb)

   intimately

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Nearly(adverb)

   in a near manner; not remotely; closely; intimately; almost

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1. 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

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'nearly' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #925

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'nearly' in Written Corpus Frequency: #660

3. Adverbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'nearly' in Adverbs Frequency: #93

How to pronounce nearly?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say nearly in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of nearly in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of nearly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of nearly in a Sentence

1. Kimberly Warner:

   It’s anyone’s guess how much of our wild domestic salmon makes its way back to the U.S. after being processed abroad. Without traceability, it is nearly impossible to follow the fish from the farm or fishing boat to the dinner plate. What we end up eating is mostly cheaper, imported farmed salmon, sometimes masquerading as U.S. wild-caught fish.

2. Deputy Chief Executive Isabelle Kocher:

   Nearly half of the capacity that we are developing is in renewables, which are not marginal but totally central for GDF Suez.

3. Paul Chaplin as chief executive:

   The exciting potential about this vaccine is that we could potentially use it to treat nearly every solid tumor you can imagine.

4. Benjamin Weinthal:

   The number of Christians in Iran is estimated at between 200,000 and 500,000, out of an overall population of nearly 78 million. Although the Islamic Republic’s constitution guarantees on paper that Christianity, Judaism, and Zoroastrianism are protected religions, the application of Sharia Law — or Islamic Law — relegates the members of the minority religions to second class citizens. The historical term for a subjugated non-Muslim religious minority member living in an Islamic society is dhimmi. In response to multiple FoxNews.com media queries about the convicted Iranian Christians, Hamid Babaei, head of the press office in the Mission of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations in New York, declined to comment. Saba Farzan said the latest crackdown is further affirmation that the current talks between the U.S. and Iran on lifting economic sanctions in exchange for guarantees Iran won't pursue nuclear weapons can not proceed in good faith. They never made sense and never will, Saba Farzan said. The West can't discuss arms control with a leadership that oppresses religious minorities and human rights activists.

5. Courtney Baker:

   From that first visit, we dreaded our appointments. The most difficult time in my life was made nearly unbearable because you never told me the truth. My child was perfect, i’m not angry. I’m not bitter. I’m just really sad. I’m sad the tiny beating hearts you see every day don’t fill you with a perpetual awe. I’m sad the intricate details and the miracle of those sweet little fingers and toes, lungs and eyes and ears don’t always give you pause. I’m said you were so wrong to say a baby with Down syndrome would decrease our quality of life. And I’m heartbroken you might have said that to a mommy even today. But I’m mostly sad you’ll never have the privilege of knowing my daughter, Emersyn.

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