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nearly

[neer-lee]

adverb

  1. all but; almost.

    nearly dead with cold.

  2. with close approximation.

    a nearly perfect likeness.

  3. with close agreement or resemblance.

    a plan nearly like our own.

  4. with close kinship, interest, or connection; intimately.

    nearly associated in business;

    two women nearly related.



nearly

/ ˈɪəɪ /

adverb

  1. not quite; almost; practically

  2. nowhere near; not at all

    not nearly enough money

  3. closely

    the person most nearly concerned

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of nearly1

First recorded in 1530–40; near + -ly
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No state has more to lose than California, whose Medicaid program, called Medi-Cal, covers nearly 15 million residents with low incomes and disabilities.

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That is nearly £40 a quarter more expensive than the highest standing charge allowed on the British mainland.

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The lands were previously owned by Green Diamond Resource Co. and its predecessor Simpson Logging Co., which harvested timber there for nearly a century.

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After the episode aired, Toczylowski said the center received a flood of online donations, but not nearly enough to offset potential cuts to federal funding.

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Alexandra Gelder, a medical secretary from Castel, said her family paid nearly £200 a month for electricity despite being "barely home" and she was "petrified" about paying her bills next month.

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