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Meanings of almost in English

Portuguese
quase

(Of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but.

quase
Usage of almost in English
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Question: Myself and my wife met through work almost 20 years ago.
The Irish Times
2
THE question is almost impossible to answer: why is Winx so good?
News.com.au
3
However, as before mentioned, the result was at first almost exactly opposite.
The New Annotated H. P. Lovecraft
4
The last few minutes almost offer a sliver of hope to Europe.
The Guardian
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Question: I have worked in the same industry for almost 30 years.
The Irish Times
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Palm oil markets, however, are still down almost 4 percent this year.
Reuters
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But the New IRA will almost certainly continue its campaign, she said.
The Guardian
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I was home free, and I would almost certainly remain that way.
Double Dexter
9
It is as good as the sea: in some ways almost better.
The magician's nephew
10
I'd seen almost exactly the same thing happen once before, years ago.
Turn coat
11
Their citizens almost always have the legal right to refuge in Europe.
The Guardian
12
Poultry slaughtering totals almost 900 million a year, the vast majority chickens.
Reuters
13
For once, the French left and right used almost the same words.
The Irish Times
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The original plan, first agreed almost 15 years ago, comprised five parts.
The Irish Times
15
Future increases will have to be almost entirely new money, he said.
The Guardian
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Thirty-two years later we are still saying almost ten years, he said.
Reuters
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