almost

/ɔːl.ˈməʊst//ˈɑl.moʊst/

noun

  1. 1

    Something or someone that doesn't quite make it.

    In all the submissions, they found four papers that were clearly worth publishing and another dozen almosts.

adverb

  1. 1

    Very close to, not quite.

    Almost all people went there. - Not all but very close to it.

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