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nearly nearly definition

nearly


 
  Overview  of  adv  nearly 
 
  The  adv  nearly  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (54)  about  just  about  almost,  most  all  but  nearly,  near  nigh,  virtually,  well-nigh  --  ((of  actions  or  states)  slightly  short  of  or  not  quite  accomplished;  "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";  (`near'  is  used  informally  for  `nearly'  as  in  "I  was  near  exhausted  by  the  run";  `most'  is  used  informally  for  `almost'  as  in  "most  everybody  agrees")) 
  2.  closely,  intimately,  nearly  --  (in  a  close  manner;  "the  two  phenomena  are  intimately  connected";  "the  person  most  nearly  concerned") 
 
  Overview  of  adv  nearly 
 
  The  adv  nearly  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (54)  about  just  about  almost,  most  all  but  nearly,  near  nigh,  virtually,  well-nigh  --  ((of  actions  or  states)  slightly  short  of  or  not  quite  accomplished;  "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";  (`near'  is  used  informally  for  `nearly'  as  in  "I  was  near  exhausted  by  the  run";  `most'  is  used  informally  for  `almost'  as  in  "most  everybody  agrees")) 
  2.  closely,  intimately,  nearly  --  (in  a  close  manner;  "the  two  phenomena  are  intimately  connected";  "the  person  most  nearly  concerned") 



nearly definition