almost; nearly
eş: beinah
köken: From Middle High German bīnāhe, bīnāch. Analysable as bei (“by, near”) + nah (“near, close”). Compare Dutch bijna.
roughly, approximately, give or take
eş: au pif, au doigt mouillé
köken: Literally, “by the ladle”, referring to the use of a ladleful as an approximate quantity.
à la grosse louche
around, about (roughly at the time)
a eso de las dos de la madrugada
A eso de las cuatro de la mañana todos nos dijimos buenas noches.
approximately
köken: From approssimato + -mente.
Rusçaгру́бо, о́коло, ориентиро́вочно, почти́, почти́ что, приблизи́тельно
Arapçaتَقْرِيبًا, حَوَالَيْ, حَوَالِي, عَلَى وَشْك, كَادَ
almost
Mən az qala yıxılmışdım.
almost, nearly
köken: Borrowed from Arabic قَرِيب (qarīb).
approximately, roughly
köken: From Arabic تَخْمِينًا (taḵmīnan), adverbial accusative of تَخْمِين (taḵmīn). Compare Turkish tahminen.
roughly, approximately
köken: From Arabic تَخْمِينًا (taḵmīnan).
almost · soon
eş: bijkans, haast, nagenoeg, schier, vrijwel
köken: From Middle Dutch bina. Equivalent to a univerbation of bij + na. Compare German beinahe.
approximately, about, circa
köken: From aproximada + -mente.
nearly, almost, near miss, close but no cigar, hair's breadth, just (used to indicate something that almost or nearly happened)
eş: στο τσακ
köken: παρά (pará, “except, despite”) + λίγο (lígo, “a little”)
Παραλίγο να τρακάρουμε.
about, nearly, roughly, approximately, around, more or less, in round numbers · not at all, not the slightest
köken: From おおよそ (ōyoso).
almost, nearly
köken: First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 거ᅀᅴ (Yale: kezuy).
손님은 거의가 오셨습니다.
내 동생은 퇴근을 하면 남은 시간의 거의를 공부를 하는 데 쓰더라.
circa, roughly, about, approximately
köken: From Latin circa.
almost, nearly, practically
köken: Literally, “without little”.
bez mała dwadzieścia lat
w każdym bez mała mieszkaniu
Ukraynacaзо, ма́йже, прибли́зно, сливе́ approximately, roughly · (analogous to зі (zi), used before consonant custers) with, together with, along with
köken: From Proto-Slavic *sъ(n), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱom.
зо мною
about, approximately
eş: asi, přibližně, okolo, zhruba, ca, cca
near, close, nearby · almost (very close to), nearly
köken: Inherited from Vulgar Latin *ad prope, composed of ad (“to, at”) + prope (“near”). Compare Aromanian aproapea.
circa, approximately, around, some
köken: From Latin circa.
İbraniceבסביבות, בְּעֵרֶךְ, בקירוב, בְּקֵרוּב, כִּמְעַט