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    [Adverb]  | "al*most" | \ ˈȯl-ˌmōst \


    1: very nearly but not exactly or entirely


    Origin: before 12th century ;

     Middle English, from Old English ealmǣst, from eall + mǣst most;

    [Adjective]  | "almost" 


    1: very near but not quite


    Origin: 1529 ;

     Derivative of {see: |almost:1|almost:1};

    [Idiom]  | "almost a certainty" 


    1: nearly certain or definite

    [Idiom]  | "almost jump out of one's skin" 


    1: to make a sudden movement because of being very surprised

    [Idiom]  | "almost never" 


    1: hardly ever

    [Idiom]  | "almost no" 


    1: hardly any

    [Idiom]  | "almost nothing" 


    1: hardly anything

    [Adverb]  | "almost" 


    1: very close to but not completely;


      * e.g., " ... we were almost finished with dinner when an unexpected visitor showed up "



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    [Adjective]  | "almost" 


    1: being such only when compared to something else;


      * e.g., " ... burdened with impossibly high expectations, the movie came to be regarded as an almost failure "





     [ "almost" ]

    1: coulda, shoulda, woulda didn't. you should have fwapped that.

      * e.g.,  ... well i almost- 

     [ "the almost" ]

    1: A band formed from UnderOATH's Aaron Gillespie.

      * e.g.,  ... The Almost's album Southern Weather is out in stores now! 

     [ "Almost" ]

    1: A word that doesn’t count except for with grenades. You should’ve did it. You would’ve did it. You almost did it. But guess what? You didn’t do it.

      * e.g.,  ... They almost made it. Therefore they didn’t. They are almost there. Therefore they aren’t. They could almost reach. Therefore they can’t. 

     [ "almost there" ]

    1: The act or state of being near to completion, as in orgasm or a long road trip or even used in surgeryology (the study of words used during a surgery)

      * e.g.,  ... "I'M ALMOST THERE!!!", "Were almost there.", "I'm almost there." 

     [ "Almoster" ]

    1: When something is more almost than another something.

      * e.g.,  ... Oh well it's almost St-Patties Day, but it's almoster Friday! 

     [ "Almost" ]

    1: Failed potential. To come to the brink of something beautiful but just fall short of it.

      * e.g.,  ... We almost made it. 

     [ "Almost" ]

    1: Not quite; close to reaching a certain point.

      * e.g.,  ... Willy was almost ready to leave, but remembered that he needed to get his shoes shined. 

     [ "Almost" ]

    1: A song by Bowling for Soup That I would say almost everyone could relate to.

      * e.g.,  ... I aaallllmost had you, 

     [ "Almost" ]

    1: A word that doesn't count except in horseshoes, hand grenades, and goverment work. (Also associated with the words, "close," "nearly," and "just about.")

      * e.g.,  ... We almost made it. I almost won the powerball. 

     [ "The Almost" ]

    1: A person who cannot complete a full repetition of a task. One who is incapable of success of the smallest amounts. One who cannot find a spot in life to call his place.

      * e.g.,  ... Tell The Almost to go back to collecting movies. 

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