ALMOST

almost

Noun

  1. Something or someone that doesn't quite make it.
    In all the submissions, they found four papers that were clearly worth publishing and another dozen almosts.

Adverb

  1. Very close to, but not quite.
    Almost all people went there. - Not all but very close to it.
    We almost missed the train. - Not missed but very close to it.


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