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Almost

//ˈɔː(l)məs// adv, noun, slang

Definitions

Adverb

1
Very close to, but not quite. not-comparable
"Almost all people went there."
2
Up to, except for a negligible set (where negligible is not universally but contextually defined). not-comparable
"almost all"
3
Up to, except for a negligible set (where negligible is not universally but contextually defined).; Up to a null set; except for a set of measure 0. not-comparable
"almost everywhere"

Adverb

1
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but wordnet

Noun

1
Something or someone that doesn't quite make it. informal
"In all the submissions, they found four papers that were clearly worth publishing and another dozen almosts."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English almost, from Old English eallmǣst (“nearly all, almost, for the most part”), equivalent to al- (“all”) + most.

Etymology 2

From Middle English almost, from Old English eallmǣst (“nearly all, almost, for the most part”), equivalent to al- (“all”) + most.

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