Information about the word nearly (English → Esperanto: preskaŭ)

Synonyms: almost, just about, practically, virtually, close to, all but, nigh on

Part of speechadverb
Pronunciation/ˈnɪə̯lɪ/
Hyphenationnear·ly
Shavian alphabet𐑯𐑽𐑤𐑦

Usage samples

The Netherlands reported nearly 8,000 new coronavirus cases on Friday, a record.
Nearly all the letters can be made without lifting the pen from the paper, and should be so made.

Translations

Afrikaansamper; bykans; byna; haas
Albanianafro; gati; pothuaj; thuaja
Catalangairebé; quasi
Czechmálem; skoro; téměř
Danishnæsten
Dutchbijna; haast; nagenoeg; schier; zo goed als
English (Old English)ealmæst
Esperantopreskaŭ
Faeroesenæstan; umleið
Finnishmelkein
Frenchpresque
Germanbeinahe; fast; schier; nahezu
Hungarianmajdnem
Icelandichér um bil; nær; næstum
Italianquasi
Jamaican Patoisaalmuos; liklmuos
Latinfere; paene
Low Germansikkum
Luxemburgishbal
Malayhampir
Norwegiannesten
Papiamentokasi
Polishniemal; prawie
Portugueseperto de; por pouco; quase
Romanianaproape
Russianпочти
Saterland Frisianbienai; bienaist; bolde; hoast; uungefäär
Scottish Gaeliccha mhòr
Spanishcasi
Srananpikinso moro
Swedishnästan
Thaiเกือบ; รอมร่อ
Turkishadeta
Welshbron
West Frisianbenei; beneistenby; hast; omtrint; skraach; skraachwurk