nearly
gb/nˈɪɹli/ us/nˈɪɹli/
A2
İngilizce
~ 900
Anlamlar
0 anlam
adverb
A2
property
1
Almost, but not quite
Almost, but not fully or exactly.
Kullanım kalıbı:
nearly [number/amount/adjective/verb phrase]
Sık yapılan hata:
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.
Eş anlamlılar
almost (Interchangeable in most contexts, though 'almost' can sometimes sound slightly more formal.)
Zıt anlamlılar
completely (Indicates full extent or totality, opposite of being just short of something.)
Eşdizimler
nearly finished
|nearly impossible
|nearly identical
|nearly half
|nearly enough
Konular
daily life
|measurement
|time
|core_vocabulary
Örnekler
- 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.
Öğrenenler için örnekler
- 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.
Dil bilgisi
Sözlük biçimi
nearly
IPA
GB/nˈɪɹli/
US/nˈɪɹli/
Heceler ve vurgu
nearly (1 hece)
Stress on 1st syllable (nearly)
Kelime biçimleri
Noun
- Base: nearly
- Plural: nearlies
Kelime ailesi
İfadeler
nearly all
1/nˈɪɹli ˈɔl/
fixed phrase
Almost every person or thing
Almost every person or thing in a group.
Örnekler
- 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.
Örnekler
- 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.
Örnekler
- This is not nearly enough money to buy a car.
- He’s not nearly as tall as his brother.