different between nearby vs almost

nearby

English

Etymology

From Middle English ner-bi, neer by, equivalent to near +? by.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?n??(?)?ba?/

Adjective

nearby (comparative more nearby, superlative most nearby)

  1. adjacent, near, close by

Synonyms

  • close; see also Thesaurus:near

Translations

Adverb

nearby (comparative more nearby, superlative most nearby)

  1. next to, close to

Translations

Usage notes

Some British writers make the distinction between the adverbial near by, which is written as two words; and the adjectival nearby, which is written as one. In American English, the one-word spelling is standard for both forms.

Anagrams

  • Barney, barney, brayne

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  • what nearby restaurants are open
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  • what nearby restaurants are open on christmas


almost

English

Alternative forms

  • aulmos (Jamaican English)

Etymology

From Middle English [Term?], from Old English eallm?st (nearly all, almost, for the most part), equivalent to all- +? most.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /???l.m??st/, (emphatic, utterance-final) /??l.?m??st/
    • (colloquial, unaccented) IPA(key): /???(l)m?s/
  • (US) IPA(key): /??l.mo?st/, /??l.mo?st/, /?o?.mo?st/
  • Hyphenation: al?most
  • Rhymes: -??st

Adverb

almost (not comparable)

  1. Very close to, but not quite.

Synonyms

  • (very close to, but not quite): nearly, nigh, well-nigh, near, close to, next to, practically, virtually, not yet, not

Translations

Noun

almost (plural almosts)

  1. (informal) Something or someone that doesn't quite make it.

Anagrams

  • Altoms, smalto, stomal

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  • what almost happened to alan shepard in space
  • what almost happened to the first american in space
  • what almost happened to james holland
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