"כמעט" meaning in Hebrew

See כמעט in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

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
    Sense id: en-כמעט-he-adv-lgLuyMoa Categories (other): Hebrew entries with incorrect language header, Hebrew terms prefixed with כ־

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          "english": "Foggy lights in a long night that almost ended up in a tragedy.",
          "ref": "2009, “שיר הנוצות (shir hanotsót, “song of the feathers”)”, performed by Rona Kenan",
          "roman": "orot arafel b'layla arokh shekim'at v'nigmar b'ason",
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          "english": "[It's] almost that I've got used to doing the things in my time, and only if I feel like it.",
          "ref": "2014 May 19, “כמעט שהתרגלתי (kim'at shehitragalti, “[It's] almost that I've got used to [it]”)”, performed by Rotem Cohen",
          "roman": "kim'at shehitragalti la'asot et had'varim bazman sheli v'rak im ba li",
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          "english": "In almost all election polls that were published yesterday and today (Tuesday), that is, exactly one week before the election, \"Jewish Power\" - which not long ago was considered a stupid weed in Israeli politics - wins four seats.",
          "ref": "2019, Ron Cahlili, “מנגנוני השנאה לערבים נשאו פרי: הכהניסטים מתקרבים לכנסת”, in Local Call",
          "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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