(adv) (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but, Syn. nearly, nigh, almost, most, well-nigh, near, virtually, Example:the job is (just) about done; the baby was almost asleep when the alarm sounded; we're almost finished; the car all but ran her down; he nearly fainted; talked for nigh onto 2 hours; the recording is well-nigh perfect; virtually all the parties signed the contract; I was near exhausted by the run; most everyone agrees

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殆ど(P);殆んど

[ほとんど, hotondo] (n-adv, n-t) (uk) mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but; just about; almost; (P) #6700

German-English: TU-Chemnitz DING Dictionary DING DE-EN Dictionary

nahezu; beinahe { adv }

well-nigh

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%well-nigh%

Longdo Dict

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