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

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

Part of speechadverb
Pronunciation/ˈɔːlməʊ̯̯st/, /ˈɒlməʊ̯̯st/, /ˈɔːlməst/, /ˈɒlməst/
Hyphenational·most
Shavian alphabet𐑷𐑤𐑥𐑴𐑕, 𐑪𐑤𐑥𐑴𐑕𐑑, 𐑷𐑤𐑥𐑩𐑕𐑑, 𐑪𐑤𐑥𐑩𐑕𐑑, 𐑪𐑤𐑥𐑩𐑕𐑑

Usage samples

The entrances were almost afterthoughts.
The garden now was almost orderly.
If disruption were to continue for more than a week almost any food might start becoming difficult to get.
At least he was almost there if he could smell the village chimneys.

Translations

Afrikaansamper; bykans; byna; haas
Albaniangati; pothuaj; thuaja
Catalangairebé; quasi
Czechmálem; skoro; téměř
Danishnæsten
Dutchbijna; haast; nagenoeg; schier; vrijwel
English (Old English)ealmæst
Esperantopreskaŭ
Faeroesenæstan; umleið
Finnishmelkein
Frenchpresque
Germanbeinahe; fast; schier
Hungarianmajdnem
Icelandichér um bil; næstum
Italianquasi
Jamaican Patoisaalmuos; liklmuos
Latinfere; paene; prope
Low Germansikkum
Luxemburgishbal
Malayhampir
Norwegiannesten
Papiamentokasi; hera
Polishniemal; prawie
Portuguesequase
Romanianaproape
Russianпочти
Saterland Frisianbienai; bienaist; bolde; hoast; uungefäär
Scottish Gaeliccha mhòr
Spanishcasi
Srananpikinso moro
Swedishnästan
Thaiเกือบ; รอมร่อ
Turkishadeta
Ukrainianмайже
Welshbron
West Frisianhast