"nearly" meaning in English

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    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Adverbs",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Terms suffixed with -ly",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "near",
        "2": "ly"
      },
      "expansion": "near + -ly",
      "name": "ety-suffix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "near + -ly",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "nearly",
      "tags": [
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "–",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Superlative–"
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
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      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "adverb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "He was nearly dead, but we revived him."
        },
        {
          "text": "We were nearly hit by the car, but got out of its way just in time."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "If something is nearly it is close to be true, but not true."
      ],
      "id": "simple-nearly-en-adv-Q9mOr8v9",
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "almost"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈnɪəli/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈnɪrli/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-nearly.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "nearly"
}

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  "categories": [
    "Adverbs",
    "Terms suffixed with -ly"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "near",
        "2": "ly"
      },
      "expansion": "near + -ly",
      "name": "ety-suffix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "near + -ly",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "nearly",
      "tags": [
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "–",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Superlative–"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "adverb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "He was nearly dead, but we revived him."
        },
        {
          "text": "We were nearly hit by the car, but got out of its way just in time."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "If something is nearly it is close to be true, but not true."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "almost"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈnɪəli/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈnɪrli/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-nearly.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "nearly"
}