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nearly BrE / ˈnɪəli /  NAmE / ˈnɪrli / Native audio playback is not supported. nearly(adverb)BrE / ˈnɪəli /  NAmE / ˈnɪrli / almost; not quite; not completelyThe bottle's nearly empty.I've worked here for nearly two years.It's nearly time to leave.The audience was nearly all men.He's nearly as tall as you are.They're nearly always late.She very nearly died.She almost/nearly/practically missed her train.Nearly all the students have bikes.I’ve got practically every CD they’ve made.There were nearly 200 people at the meeting.We only just got there in time.We almost/nearly didn’t get there in time.I’ll eat almost anything.She’s hardly ever inShe’s almost never inThe boat looked almost like a toy.He was very nearly caught.much less than; not at allIt's not nearly as hot as last year.There isn't nearly enough time to get there now.almost; almost completelyOne dog looks pretty much like another to me.He goes out pretty well every night.The first stage is pretty near finished.Extra ExamplesHe’s nearly as tall as you are.I’ve got almost/nearly every CD they’ve made.I’ve worked here for nearly two years.It’s nearly time to leave.She almost/nearly missed her train.The bottle’s nearly empty.There were nearly 200 people at the meeting.They’re nearly always late.

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(adverb) the bottle's nearly empty.i've worked here for nearly two years.it's nearly time to leave.the audience was nearly all men. Search images by the wordhttps://www.google.com/search?biw=1280&bih=661&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=nearly This card's content is collected from the following dictionaries: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Word	nearly
WordType	(adverb)
Phonetic	BrE / ˈnɪəli / NAmE / ˈnɪrli /
Example	the bottle's nearly empty. i've worked here for nearly two years. it's nearly time to leave. the audience was nearly all men.
Sound	Native audio playback is not supported.
Image	Search images by the word https://www.google.com/search?biw=1280&bih=661&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=nearly
Content	nearly (adverb)BrE / ˈnɪəli / NAmE / ˈnɪrli / almost; not quite; not completely The bottle's nearly empty. I've worked here for nearly two years. It's nearly time to leave. The audience was nearly all men. He's nearly as tall as you are. They're nearly always late. She very nearly died. She almost/nearly/practically missed her train. Nearly all the students have bikes. I’ve got practically every CD they’ve made. There were nearly 200 people at the meeting. We only just got there in time. We almost/nearly didn’t get there in time. I’ll eat almost anything. She’s hardly ever in She’s almost never in The boat looked almost like a toy. He was very nearly caught. much less than; not at all It's not nearly as hot as last year. There isn't nearly enough time to get there now. almost; almost completely One dog looks pretty much like another to me. He goes out pretty well every night. The first stage is pretty near finished. Extra Examples He’s nearly as tall as you are. I’ve got almost/nearly every CD they’ve made. I’ve worked here for nearly two years. It’s nearly time to leave. She almost/nearly missed her train. The bottle’s nearly empty. There were nearly 200 people at the meeting. They’re nearly always late.
Copyright	This card's content is collected from the following dictionaries: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Time Empty Worked Years Leave I’ve Almost/Nearly Pretty

nearly

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