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Almost

https://wordtype.org/of/almost

Almost can be an adjective, a noun or an adverb.

almost used as an adjective:
1. Similar to
"They could be almost brothers."

Adjectives are are describing words. An adjective is a word that modifies a noun or pronoun
(examples: small, scary, silly). Adjectives make the meaning of a noun more precise. Learn more →

almost used as a noun:
1. Something or someone that doesn't quite make it.
"In all the submissions, they found four papers that were clearly worth publishing and another
dozen almosts."

Nouns are naming words. They are used to represent a person (soldier, Jamie), place (Germany,
beach), thing (telephone, mirror), quality (hardness, courage), or an action (a  run, a punch). Learn
more →

almost used as an adverb:
1. Very close
2. Not quite

An adverb is a word that modifies an adjective (very red), verb (quietly running), or


another adverb (very carefully). Learn more →

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