: very nearly but not exactly or entirely
We're almost there.
The work is almost done.
: very near but not quite
an almost failure
Examples of almost in a Sentence
Adverb
Analysts predict that rates will rise by almost 40 percent.
Goats will eat almost anything.
Adjective
burdened with impossibly high expectations, the movie came to be regarded as an almost failure
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Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 10 Apr. 2025
Famously owned by the actor and musician for almost a decade until 2001, when the place traded hands for around $2.2 million, records show the property was last sold to politician Justin Aguilera and his beauty entrepreneur wife Candace in 2020 for nearly $3 million.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 10 Apr. 2025
James Griffiths, CNN, 9 Jan. 2020
West made his triumphant return to Twitter last Friday after an almost year-long hiatus.
—NBC News, 21 Apr. 2018
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Adverb
David Tennant almost didn’t portray one of his most iconic roles to date.
—Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 10 Apr. 2025
Famously owned by the actor and musician for almost a decade until 2001, when the place traded hands for around $2.2 million, records show the property was last sold to politician Justin Aguilera and his beauty entrepreneur wife Candace in 2020 for nearly $3 million.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
Despite arguably kicking off the trend of internet shutdowns a decade ago with an almost year-long blackout in the western province of Xinjiang, China is not a frequent offender.
—James Griffiths, CNN, 9 Jan. 2020
West made his triumphant return to Twitter last Friday after an almost year-long hiatus.
—NBC News, 21 Apr. 2018
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“Almost.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/almost. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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