"almost" meaning in Englisch

See almost in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Audio: En-us-inlandnorth-almost.ogg
Etymology: Middle English von Old English „eallmæst“, Zusammensetzung von „eal, al“ (all) und „mæst“ (most)
  1. fast-, beinahe-, schier, quasi
    Sense id: de-almost-en-adj-CVJc8VbH
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: virtual Translations (fast-, beinahe-, schier, quasi): fast- (Deutsch), beinahe- (Deutsch), schier (Deutsch), quasi (Deutsch), casi (Spanisch)

Adverb

IPA: ɔlməʊst Audio: En-us-almost.ogg
Etymology: Mittelenglisch von Altenglisch „eallmæst“, Zusammensetzung von „eal, al“ (all) und „mæst“ (most)
  1. fast, beinahe
    Sense id: de-almost-en-adv-Nv-ZxC8D
  2. geradezu, schier, quasi
    Sense id: de-almost-en-adv-DOptZZQG
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: nearly, not, quite, really, virtually Translations (fast, beinahe): fast (Deutsch), beinahe (Deutsch), casi (Spanisch) Translations (geradezu, schier, quasi): geradezu (Deutsch), schier (Deutsch), quasi (Deutsch), verdaderamente (Spanisch)
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