almost : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: almost	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for almost
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
almost adv (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but; "the job is (just) about done"; "the baby was almost asleep when the alarm sounded"; "we're almost finished"; "the car all but ran her down"; "he nearly fainted"; "talked for nigh onto 2 hours"; "the recording is well-nigh perfect"; "virtually all the parties signed the contract"; "I was near exhausted by the run"; "most everyone agrees" Synonym(s): about, almost, most, nearly, near, nigh, virtually, well- nigh
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Almost \Al"most\, adv. [AS. ealm[91]st, [91]lm[91]st, quite the most, almost all; eal (OE. al) all + m[?]st most.] Nearly; well nigh; all but; for the greatest part. Almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian. --Acts xxvi. 28. {Almost never}, scarcely ever. {Almost nothing}, scarcely anything.