Hungarian - English

majdnem

A1 Hungarian
near, almost, nearly, closely, practically, virtually, nigh, tantalisingly
A2
1
Usage pattern:
majdnem + melléknév/főnév/ige
No example pairs yet.
Meaning
Almost happening or true
Themes
approximation |almost |risk |accident |negative_event |core_vocabulary
Definition

Very close to being something or happening; almost.

A2
1
Usage pattern:
majdnem + verb/adjective/number/time expression
No example pairs yet.
Meaning
Nearly but not completely
Themes
degree |approximation |near_event |near_completion |core_vocabulary
Definition

Used to indicate that something is very close to happening, being true, or being complete, but is not actually so.

A2
1
No example pairs yet.
Meaning
Almost, but not quite
Themes
degree |approximation |incompleteness |core_vocabulary
Definition

By a small margin short of; almost but not completely.

A2
2
Usage pattern:
majdnem teljesen; majdnem ugyanolyan, mint ...
No example pairs yet.
Meaning
Almost exactly or nearly
Themes
approximation |similarity |matching |near_identity |degree |core_vocabulary
Definition

Almost but not completely; nearly matching or resembling.

A2
2
Usage pattern:
majdnem + adjective/verb phrase
No example pairs yet.
Meaning
Almost, but not entirely
Themes
approximation |degree |near_truth |incompleteness |core_vocabulary
Definition

Used to indicate that something is almost true or almost the case, but not completely.

A1
2
Usage pattern:
majdnem + melléknév/ige/számnév
No example pairs yet.
Meaning
Almost, but not entirely
Themes
approximation |degree |almost |near_completion |core_vocabulary
Definition

Used to indicate that something is nearly true or almost the case, but not completely or exactly so.

A1 LITERARY
2
Usage pattern:
majdnem + melléknév/ige
No example pairs yet.
Meaning
almost; very nearly
Themes
approximation |degree |intensity |description
Definition

To a degree that is almost complete; nearly.

A2
2
No example pairs yet.
Meaning
Almost, but frustratingly not yet
Themes
near_miss |almost |proximity |achievement |quantity |time |goals |sports |science_tech |daily_life
Definition

To a degree that is very near to being achieved, reached, or discovered, but still not quite there.

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