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

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

Part of speechadverb
Pronunciation/ˈɔːlməʊ̯st/, /ˈɒlməʊ̯st/, /ˈɔːlməst/, /ˈɒlməst/
Hyphenational·most
Shavian alphabet𐑷𐑤𐑥𐑴𐑕, 𐑪𐑤𐑥𐑴𐑕𐑑, 𐑷𐑤𐑥𐑩𐑕𐑑, 𐑪𐑤𐑥𐑩𐑕𐑑, 𐑪𐑤𐑥𐑩𐑕𐑑
Deseret alphabet𐐫𐑊𐑋𐐬𐑅𐐻, 𐐱𐑊𐑋𐐬𐑅𐐻

Usage samples

If disruption were to continue for more than a week almost any food might start becoming difficult to get.
The garden now was almost orderly.
At least he was almost there if he could smell the village chimneys.
It is almost one year since Putin began his invasion of the Ukraine.
The entrances were almost afterthoughts.

Translations

Afrikaansbyna; amper; bykans; haas
Albaniangati; thuaja; pothuaj
Catalangairebé; quasi
Czechmálem; skoro; téměř
Danishnæsten
Dutchbijna; haast; schier; vrijwel; nagenoeg
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; bynå; souwat
Luxemburgishbal
Malayhampir
Norwegiannesten
Papiamentokasi; hera
Polishniemal; prawie
Portuguesequase
Romanianaproape
Russianпочти
Saterland Frisianbienai; bienaist; hoast; bolde; uungefäär
Scottish Gaeliccha mhòr
Spanishcasi
Srananpikinso moro
Swedishnästan
Thaiเกือบ; รอมร่อ
Turkishadeta
Ukrainianмайже
Welshbron
West Frisianhast