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nearly
adverb
almost
but
not
completely
or
not
quite
•
I
nearly
fell
off
my
bike
when
a
dog
darted
across
the
road
.
I
nearly
fell
off
my
bike
when
a
dog
darted
across
the
road
.
•
They
nearly
forgot
their
passports
before
leaving
for
the
airport
.
They
nearly
forgot
their
passports
before
leaving
for
the
airport
.
from
Middle
English
"
nerely
",
a
blend
of
"
nere
" (
near
)
+
"
-ly
"
adverb
used
before
numbers
or
amounts
to
mean
approximately
•
The
mountain
is
nearly
3
,
000
meters
high
.
The
mountain
is
nearly
3
,
000
meters
high
.
•
It
took
nearly
two
hours
to
finish
the
puzzle
.
It
took
nearly
two
hours
to
finish
the
puzzle
.
same
origin
as
other
sense
:
from
Middle
English
"
nerely
",
blend
of
"
nere
" (
near
)
+
adverbial
suffix
"
-ly
"
