nearly

ほとんど、もう少しで

ある数や状態に近いが届かない、または何かが起こる直前であること。

やさしい英語で： Close to a number or state, or close to doing something, but not quite there.

• Dinner is nearly ready.
• I nearly missed the bus.
• Nearly everyone came to the party.

類義語： almost, practically

よく使う表現： nearly finished, nearly everyone, nearly fall