nearly

nearly
adverb
fast

it nearly fell over — es wäre fast umgefallen

be nearly in tears — den Tränen nahe sein

it is nearly six o'clock — es ist kurz vor sechs Uhr

are you nearly ready? — bist du bald fertig?

not nearly — nicht annähernd; bei weitem nicht

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adverb (not far from; almost: nearly one o'clock; He has nearly finished.) fast
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near·ly
[ˈnɪəli, AM ˈnɪr-]
adv inv fast, beinahe
it was so funny we \nearly died laughing es war so komisch, dass wir uns beinahe totgelacht hätten
\nearly certain fast sicher
not \nearly enough nicht annähernd [o bei Weitem nicht] genug
to be not \nearly as bad gar nicht so schlecht sein
to be \nearly there beinahe da sein
to very \nearly do sth beinahe etw tun
that wall is \nearly three metres diese Mauer ist fast drei Meter hoch
she's \nearly as tall as her father now sie ist jetzt beinahe so groß wie ihr Vater
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['nIəlɪ]
adv
1) (= almost) beinahe, fast

I nearly laughed — ich hätte fast or beinahe gelacht

she was nearly crying or in tears — sie war den Tränen nahe

we are nearly there (at a place) — wir sind fast da; (with a job) wir sind fast so weit

he very nearly drowned — er wäre um ein Haar ertrunken

2)

not nearly — bei Weitem nicht, nicht annähernd

not nearly enough — bei Weitem nicht genug

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nearly [ˈnıə(r)lı] adv
1. beinahe, fast:
it’s nearly five es ist gleich fünf
2. annähernd:
he is not nearly so stupid er ist bei Weitem nicht oder nicht annähernd so dumm
3. nahe, eng (verwandt etc)
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adverb
fast

it nearly fell over — es wäre fast umgefallen

be nearly in tears — den Tränen nahe sein

it is nearly six o'clock — es ist kurz vor sechs Uhr

are you nearly ready? — bist du bald fertig?

not nearly — nicht annähernd; bei weitem nicht

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adv.
beinah adv.
fast adv.
nahezu adv.

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