beinahe : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

	German	English
	fast; beinahe; beinah; nahezu; schier; meist {adv}	almost; nearly; near
	fast immer; meist	almost always
	in fast allen Fällen	in almost/nearly all cases
	Das Vorhaben wäre fast gescheitert.	The project came close to failing.
	Fast alle waren damit beschäftigt, sich vorzubereiten.	Almost/nearly everybody was busy preparing for it.
	Fast alle waren verheiratet.	They were nearly all married.
	Fast hätte ich vergessen, dir von meiner bevorstehenden Reise zu erzählen.	I almost/nearly forgot to tell you about my upcoming trip.
	Das geht leicht, ja fast zu leicht.	It's easy to do, in fact almost too easy.
	fast; beinahe; knapp {adv}; mit Mühe; mit knapper Not	narrowly {adv}
	um ein Haar [übtr.]; beinahe {adv}	by a fraction of an inch; within an inch of; by a hair; by a whisker [fig.]
	Das ging beinahe ins Auge.	That was a close shave.
	Ich möchte beinahe weglaufen.	I've half a mind to run off.
	knapp {adv}; fast {adv}; beinahe {adv}	close on; close to
	Spott {m}	mockery
	Es klingt beinahe wie Spott.	It almost sounds like mockery.
	zuschnappen; zufallen {vi} (Tür etc.)	to close (door etc.)
	zuschnappend; zufallend	closing
	zugeschnappt; zugefallen	closed
	Ihm fielen beinahe die Augen zu.	He could hardly keep his eyes open.; He could scarcely keep his eyes open.