NEARLY

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nearly adverb

1. aproape, îndeaproape;

do not approach too nearly nu te apropia prea mult, nu veni prea aproape;

to be nearly acquainted with the people of a country a cunoaşte îndeaproape / intim oamenii unei ţări;

they resemble each other very nearly seamănă foarte mult unul cu altul, se aseamănă foarte mult, asemănarea lor e foarte mare.

2. aproape de, în apropiere de;

it is nearly midnight curând va fi miezul nopţii;

they were nearly home ajunseseră aproape de casă;

it is the same thing or nearly so e acelaşi sau aproape acelaşi lucru;

very nearly puţin lipseşte;

she is very nearly twenty are douăzeci de ani fără ceva, merge pe douăzeci de ani;

I nearly fell era gata să cad, n-a lipsit mult să cad;

he very nearly died a văzut moartea cu ochii.

It was nearly ten o’clock before he entered, looking pale and worn.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

She threw herself to one side, and with her grip at his throat nearly jerked him to the floor.

(Love of Life and Other Stories, de Jack London)

Then my knees gave from under me and I sank down, myself again, but overcome by shock at knowledge of what I had so nearly done.

(The Sea-Wolf, de Jack London)

For nearly two hours we drove without my having the least clue as to where we were going.

(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

This left him in his pocket, for emergencies, a balance of nearly three dollars.

(Martin Eden, de Jack London)

I tell you, gentlemen, it nearly drove me mad.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

His property in money amounted to nearly three thousand pounds.

(David Copperfield, de Charles Dickens)

This poor soul is nearly as cold as that beside her.

(Dracula, de Bram Stoker)

I glanced at my watch, and the time was nearly nine.

(His Last Bow, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

The in situ component is nearly always ductal but occasionally may be lobular or both.

(Invasive Ductal Carcinoma, Not Otherwise Specified, NCI Thesaurus)