nearly

S1 W2

in Vietnamese Gần như, gần tới mức

BrE /ˈniːli/ AmE /ˈniːli/

adverb en → vi

1 CLOSE TO [adverb] A2

Gần như, gần tới mức

almost; very close to something but not quite reaching it

  • nearly all/anybody/everything

Collocations nearly every day · nearly everyone

  • I nearly missed my train.

    Tôi gần như đã bỏ lỡ chuyến tàu của mình.

2 QUANTITY [adverb] B1

Gần bằng, gần đạt đến

used for saying that a quantity is almost but not quite the same as another quantity

  • nearly all/anybody/everything

Collocations nearly finished · nearly full

  • The glass is nearly empty.

    Cốc gần hết nước.