Слово англійською: almost

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Переклад almost українською: майже; мало не, I ~ missed the train — я мало не спізнився на поїзд

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almost

adverb
/ˈɔːlməʊst/
  1. not quite synonym nearly
    • I like almost all of them.
    • They'll eat almost anything.
    • Almost no one (= hardly anyone) believed him.
    • The castle is almost entirely surrounded by water.
    • It's a mistake they almost always make.
    • The painting is almost certainly a forgery.
    • Her handwriting is almost impossible to read.
    • The team faces almost certain defeat in today's match.
    • The workforce has almost doubled in the past ten years.
    • I almost forgot your birthday.
    • Housing has become almost as big a problem as education.
    • The story seems almost too strange to be true.
    Which Word? almost / nearly / practicallyalmost / nearly / practicallyThese three words have similar meanings and are used frequently with the following words:
    almost ~nearly ~practically ~
    certainly(numbers)all
    allallevery
    everyalwaysno
    entirelyeverynothing
    impossiblefinishedimpossible
    emptydiedanything
    • They are used in positive sentences:
      • She almost/​nearly/​practically missed her train.
      They can be used before words like all, every and everybody:
      • Nearly all the students have bikes.
      • I’ve got practically every CD they’ve made.
      Practically is used more in spoken than in written English. Nearly is the most common with numbers:
      • There were nearly 200 people at the meeting.
      They can also be used in negative sentences but it is more common to make a positive sentence with only just:
      • We only just got there in time.
      (or:
      • We almost/​nearly didn’t get there in time.
      )
    • Almost and practically can be used before words like any, anybody, anything, etc:
      • I’ll eat almost anything.
      You can also use them before no, nobody, never, etc. but it is much more common to use hardly or scarcely with any, anybody, ever, etc:
      • She’s hardly ever in
      (or:
      • She’s almost never in
      ).
    • Almost can be used when you are saying that one thing is similar to another:
      • The boat looked almost like a toy.
    • In British English you can use very and so before nearly:
      • He was very nearly caught.
    note at hardly
    Word OriginOld English æl mǣst ‘for the most part’, a composite of all and most.
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aloud
Переклад українською: голосно; гучно, гучним голосом, to laugh ~ — гучно сміятися, уголос, to read ~ — читати вголос, сильно; відчутно; щосили; страшенно, it reeks ~ — страшенно смердить
aloud adverb /əˈlaʊd/in a voice that other people can hearThe teacher listened to the children readi...
already
Переклад українською: уже; раніше
already adverb /ɔːlˈredi/ before now or before a particular time in the past‘Lunch?’ ‘No thanks, I'v...
also
Переклад українською: також, теж; до того ж
also adverb /ˈɔːlsəʊ/not used with negative verbsin addition; tooShe's fluent in French and German. ...

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