Nearly - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈnɪrlɪ|
Brit.
|ˈnɪəlɪ|
adverb
- (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but (syn: about, almost, most, near, nigh, virtually, well-nigh)
he nearly fainted
- in a close manner (syn: closely, intimately)the person most nearly concerned
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I see her nearly every day.
We lived there for nearly two years.
Nearly all of us got sick that weekend.
A piece of news which nearly concerned the interests of our village.
It took nearly two hours to get here.
Michelle's nearly twenty.
Is the job nearly finished?
Louise is nearly as tall as her mother.
I nearly always go home for lunch.
He very nearly died.
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