nearly

Definition

  • adverb: not completely
  • adverb: in a close manner or relationship
  • synonyms: closely, intimately, almost

Examples

  • We very 'nearly' missed the plane. [=we came very close to missing the plane]

  • There's 'not nearly' enough flour for a cake here.

  • It's 'not nearly' as late as I thought it was.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) Seven. Treading water all night long, screaming his lungs out... ...to the echoes screaming back. When they found him, he was nearly catatonic. Help! It was a long time ago. Oh, now, now, Robert. You above all people shouldn't be one to dismiss the influence of the past. (..)
    2006 The Da Vinci Code
  • (..) Aringarosa. Silas has succeeded. The legend is true. It hides beneath the Rose. My part of our bargain is nearly fulfilled. I meet the council in an hour. I will have your money tonight, Teacher. The Vitruvian Man. It's one of Leonardo da Vinci's (..)
    2006 The Da Vinci Code