almost
What is the Definition of almost?
Adverb:
- (of actions or states)
How can I use almost in a sentence?
Never — in all my time at Hogwarts — Professor McGonagall was almost speechless with shock, and her glasses flashed furiously, — how dare you — might have broken your neck — It was not his fault, Professor — Be quiet, Miss Patil — But Malfoy — That is enough, Mr. Weasley.
The sun rose on the same tidy front gardens and lit up the brass number four on the Dursleys' front door; it crept into their living room, which was almost exactly the same as it had been on the night when Mr. Dursley had seen that fateful news report about the owls.
Once, Aunt Petunia, tired of Harry coming back from the barbers looking as though he had not been at all, had taken a pair of kitchen scissors and cut his hair so short he was almost bald except for his bangs, which she left to hide that horrible scar.
shrieked Voldemort again, and Quirrell lunged, knocking Harry clean off his feet landing on top of him, both hands around Harry's neck — Harry's scar was almost blinding him with pain, yet he could see Quirrell howling in agony.
Hagrid almost had to drag Harry away from Curses and Countercurses (Bewitch Your Friends and Befuddle Your Enemies with the Latest Revenges: Hair Loss, Jelly-Legs, Tongue-Tying and Much, Much More) by Professor Vindictus Viridian.
Other meanings of almost (synonyms, cognates).
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