al·most 
/ˈɑ:lˌmoʊst/ adverb
/ˈɑ:lˌmoʊst/ adverb : only a little less than : nearly
▪ We're almost finished. ▪ Analysts predict that rates will rise by almost 40 percent. ▪ Goats will eat almost anything. ▪ He mentioned the prize almost as an afterthought. [=mentioned it in a way that made it seem like an afterthought] ▪ She's almost always late. ▪ in almost all cases = in almost every case ▪ I have almost no [=hardly any] money. ▪ She almost never [=hardly ever] misses a game. ▪ There's almost nothing [=hardly anything] in the fridge.
▪ We're almost finished. ▪ Analysts predict that rates will rise by almost 40 percent. ▪ Goats will eat almost anything. ▪ He mentioned the prize almost as an afterthought. [=mentioned it in a way that made it seem like an afterthought] ▪ She's almost always late. ▪ in almost all cases = in almost every case ▪ I have almost no [=hardly any] money. ▪ She almost never [=hardly ever] misses a game. ▪ There's almost nothing [=hardly anything] in the fridge.
