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almost > pronunciation
Soundsao'lmow.st
Rhymesboast, coast, compost, and 27 more rhymes in owst at the HyperDic website...
almost > adverb
Meaning(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished. `near' is sometimes used informally for `nearly' and `most' is sometimes used informally for `almost'.
Examples"the baby was almost asleep when the alarm sounded"; "we're almost finished"
Synonymsabout, just about, most, all but, nearly, near, nigh, virtually, well-nigh

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