"כמעט" meaning in All languages combined

See כמעט on Wiktionary

Adverb [Hebrew]

IPA: /kimˈ(ʔ)at/ [Modern-Israeli-Hebrew] Audio: LL-Q9288 (heb)-YaronSh-כמעט.wav Forms: כִּמְעַט [canonical], kim'át [romanization]
Etymology: From כְּ־ (k'-, “like, as”) + מְעַט (m'át, “few, little”). Etymology templates: {{af|he|כְּ־|מְעַט|t1=like, as|t2=few, little|tr1=k'-|tr2=m'át}} כְּ־ (k'-, “like, as”) + מְעַט (m'át, “few, little”) Head templates: {{he-adv|tr=kim'át|wv=כִּמְעַט}} כִּמְעַט • (kim'át)
  1. almost
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          "text": "כמעט בכל סקרי הבחירות שפורסמו אתמול והיום (שלישי), כלומר בדיוק שבוע לפני הבחירות, \"עוצמה יהודית\" – זו שנתפסה עד לפני זמן לא רב כעשב השוטה של הפוליטיקה הישראלית – זוכה בארבעה מנדטים.",
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          "text": "כמעט בכל סקרי הבחירות שפורסמו אתמול והיום (שלישי), כלומר בדיוק שבוע לפני הבחירות, \"עוצמה יהודית\" – זו שנתפסה עד לפני זמן לא רב כעשב השוטה של הפוליטיקה הישראלית – זוכה בארבעה מנדטים.",
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