ˈɔːlməʊst I Adverb Eat Believed Castle Surrounded Water

• i like almost all of them.
• they'll eat almost anything.
• almost no one (= hardly anyone) believed him.
• the castle is almost entirely surrounded by water.

almost

1. not quite
• SYNONYM nearly
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• I like almost all of them.
• They'll eat almost anything.
• Almost no one (= hardly anyone) believed him.
• The castle is almost entirely surrounded by water.
• It's a mistake they almost always make.
• The painting is almost certainly a forgery.
• Her handwriting is almost impossible to read.
• The team faces almost certain defeat in today's match.
• The workforce has almost doubled in the past ten years.
• I almost forgot your birthday.
• Housing has become almost as big a problem as education.
• The story seems almost too strange to be true.

Extra Examples

• The story is almost certainly false.
• Dinner's almost ready.
• Their house is almost opposite ours.
• His voice was almost inaudible.
• The two brothers are almost inseparable.
• He slipped and almost fell.
• It's almost time to go.

Word Origin

• Old English æl mǣst ‘for the most part’, a composite of all and most.