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Adverb Completely Case Couple Dating Years Storms Hitting

word almost
definition
adverb
You use almost to indicate that something is not completely the case but is nearly the case.
The couple had been dating for almost three years.
Storms have been hitting almost all of Britain recently.
The effect is almost impossible to describe.
He was almost as tall as Pete, but skinnier.
The arrested man will almost certainly be kept at this police station.
He contracted Spanish flu, which almost killed him.
cefr-level A2

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