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)
- adjacent, near, close by
Synonyms
- close; see also Thesaurus:near
Translations
Adverb
nearby (comparative more nearby, superlative most nearby)
- 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
nearby From the web:
- what nearby town has to be evacuated
- what nearby restaurants are open
- what nearby stores are open
- what nearby to eat
- what nearby stores are open today
- what nearby restaurants delivery
- what nearby restaurants are open on christmas day
- 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)
- 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)
- (informal) Something or someone that doesn't quite make it.
Anagrams
- Altoms, smalto, stomal
almost From the web:
- what almost happened to john glenn
- what almost happened to alan shepard
- what almost happened to the first american in orbit
- what almost happened to alan shepard in space
- what almost happened to the first american in space
- what almost happened to james holland
- what almost happened to friendship 7
- what almost means the same as lurch
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