How do you use "nearly" in a sentence?

The project is nearly finished; we just need to add the final touches. It's nearly midnight; we should head home. I nearly forgot to bring my passport.

nearly

Q: What does "nearly" mean?

Almost; very close to but not completely The adverb 'nearly' means almost or very close to something, but not quite reaching it. It's used to indicate that something approaches a particular state, number, or condition without fully achieving it. It's often interchangeable with 'almost' in British English.

Vocabulary Word BritishAmerican ★★★★★ Very Common Neutral

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意味: Almost; very close to but not completely

几乎，差不多

casi, por poco

ほとんど、もう少しで

거의, 하마터면

The adverb 'nearly' means almost or very close to something, but not quite reaching it. It's used to indicate that something approaches a particular state, number, or condition without fully achieving it. It's often interchangeable with 'almost' in British English.

副词「nearly」意味着几乎或非常接近某事，但并未完全达到。它用于表示某事接近某种状态、数字或条件，但并未完全实现。在英式英语中，它经常可以与「almost」互换使用。

El adverbio «nearly» significa casi o muy cerca de algo, pero sin alcanzarlo del todo. Se usa para indicar que algo se aproxima a un estado, número o condición particular sin lograrlo completamente. A menudo es intercambiable con «almost» en inglés británico.

副詞「nearly」は、ほとんど、または何かに非常に近いが、完全には達していないことを意味します。何かが特定の状態、数、または条件に近づいているが、完全には達成していないことを示すために使われます。イギリス英語では「almost」とよく交換可能です。

부사 'nearly'는 거의 또는 무언가에 매우 가깝지만 완전히 도달하지는 못한 상태를 의미합니다. 특정 상태, 수치, 조건에 근접하지만 완전히 달성하지는 못했음을 나타낼 때 사용됩니다. 영국 영어에서는 'almost'와 종종 호환하여 쓸 수 있습니다.

例文

The project is nearly finished; we just need to add the final touches.
项目快完成了；我们只需要添加最后的修饰。
El proyecto está casi terminado; solo necesitamos añadir los toques finales.
プロジェクトはほぼ完成です。最後の仕上げを加えるだけです。
프로젝트가 거의 완성되었습니다. 마지막 마무리만 하면 됩니다.
It's nearly midnight; we should head home.
快到午夜了；我们应该回家了。
Es casi medianoche; deberíamos irnos a casa.
もうすぐ真夜中です。家に帰りましょう。
거의 자정이에요. 집에 가야 합니다.
I nearly forgot to bring my passport.
我差点忘了带护照。
Casi olvidé traer mi pasaporte.
パスポートを持ってくるのをもう少しで忘れるところでした。
여권을 가져오는 것을 하마터면 잊을 뻔했습니다.

発音

使い方ガイド

場面: general

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From 'near' + '-ly'. 'Near' comes from Old Norse 'nær', the comparative form of 'nā' (nigh). So 'nearly' literally means 'in a close manner' — approaching but not quite reaching something.

文化的背景

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal

このトピックの他の表現

know ★★★★★ To be aware of through observation, inquiry, or information when ★★★★★ At what time; at the time that; considering that time ★★★★★ The indefinite continued progress of existence; a point o... year ★★★★★ A period of twelve months; the time taken by the earth to... now ★★★★★ At the present time; immediately then ★★★★★ At that time; after that; in that case