nearly
gb/nˈɪɹli/ us/nˈɪɹli/
A2
אנגלית
~ 900
majdnem
A2
1
majdnem
A2
תבנית שימוש:
nearly [number/amount/adjective/verb phrase]
She nearly missed the bus this morning.
Ma reggel majdnem lekéste a buszt.
It's nearly midnight, and he's still working.
Már majdnem éjfél van, ő pedig még mindig dolgozik.
The glass is nearly full.
We nearly won the game.
He nearly forgot to lock the door.
דוגמאות ללומדים
I nearly missed the train.
Majdnem lekéstem a vonatot.
It is nearly ten o'clock.
Majdnem tíz óra van.
The bag is nearly full.
They nearly finished the work.
She nearly fell down.
טעות נפוצה:
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.
משמעות
Almost, but not quite
צירופים
nearly finished
|nearly impossible
|nearly identical
|nearly half
|nearly enough
מילים נרדפות
almost (Interchangeable in most contexts, though 'almost' can sometimes sound slightly more formal.)
הפכים
completely (Indicates full extent or totality, opposite of being just short of something.)
נושאים
daily life
|measurement
|time
|core_vocabulary
הגדרה
Almost, but not fully or exactly.
By a small margin short of; almost but not completely.
דקדוק
צורת המילון
nearly
IPA
GB/nˈɪɹli/
US/nˈɪɹli/
הברות והטעמה
nearly (1 הברה)
Stress on 1st syllable (nearly)
צורות המילה
Noun
- Base: nearly
- Plural: nearlies
משפחת מילים
ביטויים
nearly all
1/nˈɪɹli ˈɔl/
fixed phrase
Almost every person or thing
Almost every person or thing in a group.
דוגמאות
- 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.
דוגמאות
- 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.
דוגמאות
- This is not nearly enough money to buy a car.
- He’s not nearly as tall as his brother.