Nearly — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

in a close manner

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/nˌɪɹli/

🇬🇧British English

/nˌiəli/

🇮🇳Indian English

/nˌiəli/

2 syllables Say it as /nˌɪɹli/.

Examples

the job is (just) about done
the baby was almost asleep when the alarm sounded
we're almost finished

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

well-nigh closely about intimately most nigh near virtually almost

Parts of Speech

adverb	(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but “the job is (just) about done”
adverb	in a close manner “the two phenomena are intimately connected”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

fast

(von Aktionen oder Zuständen) etwas unterschritten oder nicht ganz erreicht; alles andere als

🇫🇷French

presque

(d'actions ou d'états) légèrement en deçà ou pas tout à fait accomplis ; presque

🇪🇸Spanish

cerca de

(de acciones o estados) ligeramente por debajo o no del todo logrado; casi

🇮🇹Italian

quasi

(di azioni o stati) leggermente inferiore o non del tutto compiuto; tutto ma

🇳🇱Dutch

bijna

(van acties of staten) enigszins tekortschietend of niet helemaal voltooid; alles behalve

🇵🇹Portuguese

aproximadamente

(de ações ou estados) ligeiramente aquém ou não totalmente realizado; tudo menos

🇷🇺Russian

около

(о действиях или состояниях) немного не доведено до конца или не совсем завершено; все, кроме

India

🇮🇳Hindi

लगभग

(क्रियाओं या अवस्थाओं का) थोड़ा कम या पूरा नहीं हुआ; लेकिन सभी

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রায়

(কর্ম বা রাষ্ট্রের) সামান্য সংক্ষিপ্ত বা পুরোপুরি সম্পন্ন নয়; সব কিন্তু

🇮🇳Tamil

கிட்டத்தட்ட

(செயல்கள் அல்லது நிலைகள்) சற்று குறைவாகவோ அல்லது முழுமையாக நிறைவேற்றப்படவில்லை; அனைத்து ஆனால்

🇮🇳Telugu

దాదాపు

(చర్యలు లేదా స్థితులు) కొంచెం తక్కువగా లేదా పూర్తిగా సాధించబడలేదు; అన్ని కానీ

🇮🇳Marathi

जवळजवळ

(कृती किंवा अवस्थांचे) थोडेसे कमी किंवा पूर्ण झालेले नाही; सर्व पण

🇮🇳Gujarati

લગભગ

(ક્રિયાઓ અથવા સ્થિતિઓનું) થોડું ઓછું અથવા તદ્દન પરિપૂર્ણ નથી; બધા પરંતુ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸುಮಾರು

(ಕ್ರಿಯೆಗಳು ಅಥವಾ ಸ್ಥಿತಿಗಳ) ಸ್ವಲ್ಪ ಕಡಿಮೆ ಅಥವಾ ಸಾಕಷ್ಟು ಸಾಧಿಸಲಾಗಿಲ್ಲ; ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಆದರೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഏതാണ്ട്

(പ്രവർത്തനങ്ങളുടെയോ അവസ്ഥകളുടെയോ) അൽപ്പം ചെറുതാണ് അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പൂർത്തിയാക്കിയിട്ടില്ല; എല്ലാം അല്ലാതെ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਲਗਭਗ

(ਕਿਰਿਆਵਾਂ ਜਾਂ ਰਾਜਾਂ ਦਾ) ਥੋੜ੍ਹਾ ਛੋਟਾ ਜਾਂ ਪੂਰਾ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੋਇਆ; ਸਭ ਪਰ

🇵🇰Urdu

تقریبا

(اعمال یا ریاستوں کا) تھوڑا سا چھوٹا یا کافی حد تک پورا نہیں ہوا۔ سب لیکن

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

几乎

（行动或状态）稍有不足或未完全完成；除了

🇯🇵Japanese

ほぼ

（行動や状態について）わずかに足りない、または完全に達成されていない。以外のすべて

🇰🇷Korean

거의

(행동이나 상태의) 약간 부족하거나 완전히 달성되지 않았습니다. 그러나

🇻🇳Vietnamese

gần như

(của hành động hoặc trạng thái) hơi thiếu hoặc chưa hoàn thành; tất cả trừ

🇹🇭Thai

เกือบ

(ของการกระทำหรือสถานะ) ขาดไปเล็กน้อยหรือไม่ค่อยบรรลุผล; ทั้งหมด แต่

🇮🇩Indonesian

hampir

(tindakan atau keadaan) sedikit kurang atau kurang tercapai; semua kecuali

🇵🇭Filipino

halos

(ng mga aksyon o estado) bahagyang kulang o hindi pa ganap; lahat ngunit

🇲🇾Malay

hampir

(tindakan atau keadaan) sedikit kurang atau tidak cukup dicapai; semua tetapi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تقريبا

(للأفعال أو الحالات) أقل قليلاً من أو لم يتم إنجازها تمامًا؛ كل ما عدا

🇮🇷Persian

تقریبا

(از اقدامات یا وضعیت ها) کمی کوتاه یا کاملاً انجام نشده است. همه اما

🇹🇷Turkish

neredeyse

(eylemlerin veya durumların) biraz kısa veya tam olarak gerçekleştirilmemiş; hepsi hariç

🇮🇱Hebrew

כִּמעַט

(של פעולות או מצבים) מעט קצרים או לא לגמרי הושגו; כִּמעַט

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The primary meaning of 'nearly' is '(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but'.

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