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Almost or Nearly
Almost or Nearly
We use almost and nearly to refer to the progress of things, especially if we are
measuring and counting things. In these examples, almost and nearly can both be used:
We also use almost and nearly with extreme adjectives such as perfect, impossible or
frozen:
We use almost before any and before negative words such as no, none, never, nobody,
nothing. We don’t use nearly in this way:
Using this special software, you can find the history of almost any building.
They’ve almost no confidence that they can use the new phone properly.
She almost never raises her voice.