nearly
gb/nˈɪɹli/ us/nˈɪɹli/
A2
انگلیسی
~ 900
معنیها
۰ معنی
adverb
A2
property
1
Almost, but not quite
Almost, but not fully or exactly.
الگوی کاربرد:
nearly [number/amount/adjective/verb phrase]
اشتباه رایج:
Learners sometimes confuse 'nearly' with 'barely', but 'barely' means 'only just' and often implies something happened, while 'nearly' means it did not happen but came close.
هممعنیها
almost (Interchangeable in most contexts, though 'almost' can sometimes sound slightly more formal.)
متضادها
completely (Indicates full extent or totality, opposite of being just short of something.)
ترکیبهای رایج
nearly finished
|nearly impossible
|nearly identical
|nearly half
|nearly enough
موضوعها
daily life
|measurement
|time
|core_vocabulary
نمونهها
- She nearly missed the bus this morning.
- It's nearly midnight, and he's still working.
- The glass is nearly full.
- We nearly won the game.
- He nearly forgot to lock the door.
نمونههای زبانآموزی
- I nearly missed the train.
- It is nearly ten o'clock.
- The bag is nearly full.
- They nearly finished the work.
- She nearly fell down.
دستور زبان
صورت پایه
nearly
IPA
GB/nˈɪɹli/
US/nˈɪɹli/
هجاها و تکیه
nearly (۱ هجا)
Stress on 1st syllable (nearly)
صورتهای واژه
Noun
- Base: nearly
- Plural: nearlies
خانوادهٔ واژه
عبارتها
nearly all
1/nˈɪɹli ˈɔl/
fixed phrase
Almost every person or thing
Almost every person or thing in a group.
نمونهها
- Nearly all the students passed the test.
- Nearly all the shops are closed on Sundays.
nearly there
1/nˈɪɹli ðˈɛɹ/
fixed phrase
Close to finishing or arriving
Very close to finishing something or getting to a place.
نمونهها
- We’re nearly there, just five more minutes.
- The project is nearly there; we just need final approval.
not nearly
1/nˈɑt nˈɪɹli/
fixed phrase
Far from enough or sufficient
Much less than what is needed or expected.
نمونهها
- This is not nearly enough money to buy a car.
- He’s not nearly as tall as his brother.