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adverb \ˈȯl-ˌmōst, ȯl-ˈ\Definition of ALMOST
: very nearly but not exactly or entirely <we're almost there>
See Examples of ALMOST
- Analysts predict that rates will rise by almost 40 percent.
- Goats will eat almost anything.
Origin of ALMOST
Middle English, from Old English ealmǣst, from eall + mǣst most
First Known Use: before 12th century
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Rhymes with ALMOST
at most, bedpost, compost, crown roast, doorpost, endmost, foremost, French toast, gatepost, glasnost, goalpost, gold coast, Gold Coast, guidepost, headmost, hindmost, impost, inmost, king post, lamppost, midmost, milepost, outmost, outpost, pot roast, provost, queen post, rearmost, rib roast, riposte, seacoast, signpost, Slave Coast, sternmost, sternpost, topmost, upcoast, upmost, utmost
2almost
adjectiveDefinition of ALMOST
: very near but not quite <an almost failure>
Examples of ALMOST
- <burdened with impossibly high expectations, the movie came to be regarded as an almost failure>
First Known Use of ALMOST
1709
Related to ALMOST
- Synonyms
- comparative, approximate, near, relative
- Antonyms
- absolute, complete, downright, out-and-out, outright, perfect, pure, unqualified
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