Usage of "almost" | TermGallery

português

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

Uso de almost em inglês

Question: Myself and my wife met through work almost 20 years ago. 
 The Irish Times 

THE question is almost impossible to answer: why is Winx so good? 
 News.com.au 

However, as before mentioned, the result was at first almost exactly opposite. 
 The New Annotated H. P. Lovecraft 

The last few minutes almost offer a sliver of hope to Europe. 
 The Guardian 

Question: I have worked in the same industry for almost 30 years. 
 The Irish Times 

Palm oil markets, however, are still down almost 4 percent this year. 
 Reuters 

But the New IRA will almost certainly continue its campaign, she said. 
 The Guardian 

I was home free, and I would almost certainly remain that way. 
 Double Dexter 

It is as good as the sea: in some ways almost better. 
 The magician's nephew 

I'd seen almost exactly the same thing happen once before, years ago. 
 Turn coat 

Their citizens almost always have the legal right to refuge in Europe. 
 The Guardian 

Poultry slaughtering totals almost 900 million a year, the vast majority chickens. 
 Reuters 

For once, the French left and right used almost the same words. 
 The Irish Times 

The original plan, first agreed almost 15 years ago, comprised five parts. 
 The Irish Times 

Future increases will have to be almost entirely new money, he said. 
 The Guardian 

Thirty-two years later we are still saying almost ten years, he said. 
 Reuters 

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português

Almost ao longo do tempo

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