"preskaŭ" meaning in Esperanto

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "eo",
        "2": "fr",
        "3": "presque"
      },
      "expansion": "French presque",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "eo",
        "2": "",
        "3": "aŭ"
      },
      "expansion": "+ -aŭ",
      "name": "suffix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from French presque + -aŭ.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "preskaŭ",
      "name": "eo-adv"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "pres‧kaŭ"
  ],
  "lang": "Esperanto",
  "lang_code": "eo",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Esperanto 1894 Universala Vortaro",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Esperanto BRO1",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Esperanto GCSE0",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Esperanto entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Esperanto terms suffixed with -aŭ",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Words approved by the Akademio de Esperanto",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Thinking about that, Antonio almost burst into tears.",
          "ref": "1937, F. Omelka, Aventuroj de Antonio",
          "text": "Pripensante tion, Antonio preskaŭ ekploris.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "almost, nearly"
      ],
      "head_nr": 1,
      "id": "en-preskaŭ-eo-adv-5xSg1DOT",
      "links": [
        [
          "almost",
          "almost"
        ],
        [
          "nearly",
          "nearly"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "english": "H-system spelling",
          "word": "preskau"
        },
        {
          "english": "X-system spelling",
          "word": "preskaux"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈpreskaw]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eskaw"
    }
  ],
  "word": "preskaŭ"
}

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "eo",
        "2": "fr",
        "3": "presque"
      },
      "expansion": "French presque",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "eo",
        "2": "",
        "3": "aŭ"
      },
      "expansion": "+ -aŭ",
      "name": "suffix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from French presque + -aŭ.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "preskaŭ",
      "name": "eo-adv"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "pres‧kaŭ"
  ],
  "lang": "Esperanto",
  "lang_code": "eo",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Esperanto 1894 Universala Vortaro",
        "Esperanto BRO1",
        "Esperanto GCSE0",
        "Esperanto adverbs",
        "Esperanto entries with incorrect language header",
        "Esperanto lemmas",
        "Esperanto terms borrowed from French",
        "Esperanto terms derived from French",
        "Esperanto terms suffixed with -aŭ",
        "Esperanto terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Esperanto terms with audio links",
        "Esperanto terms with quotations",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned",
        "Rhymes:Esperanto/eskaw",
        "Words approved by the Akademio de Esperanto"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Thinking about that, Antonio almost burst into tears.",
          "ref": "1937, F. Omelka, Aventuroj de Antonio",
          "text": "Pripensante tion, Antonio preskaŭ ekploris.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "almost, nearly"
      ],
      "head_nr": 1,
      "links": [
        [
          "almost",
          "almost"
        ],
        [
          "nearly",
          "nearly"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈpreskaw]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eskaw"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "english": "H-system spelling",
      "word": "preskau"
    },
    {
      "english": "X-system spelling",
      "word": "preskaux"
    }
  ],
  "word": "preskaŭ"
}