almost

fast, beinahe

Sehr nahe daran, etwas zu sein oder zu tun, aber noch nicht ganz.

In einfachem Englisch: Very close to being or doing something, but not completely.

• I am almost ready.
• She almost missed the last bus.
• We visit our grandmother almost every weekend.

Synonyme: nearly, practically

Häufige Wendungen: almost ready, almost finished, almost every day, almost fall

fast

Mit Ausnahme einiger weniger Fälle, die in der besprochenen Situation vernachlässigt werden können.

In einfachem Englisch: Except for a small set of cases that can be ignored in the situation being discussed.

• The rule holds in almost all cases.
• Almost every point satisfies the condition under our definition of negligible exceptions.
• Here, almost everywhere means we ignore the exceptional points specified earlier.

Häufige Wendungen: almost all, almost every, almost everywhere

fast

In der Mathematik: außer an Punkten einer Menge, deren Maß null ist.

In einfachem Englisch: Except at points belonging to a set with mathematical measure zero.

• The function is zero almost everywhere.
• The sequence converges almost surely.
• Almost all points satisfy this equation, since the exceptions form a set of measure zero.

Häufige Wendungen: almost everywhere, almost surely, almost all points

Beinahe-Erfolg

Eine Person oder Sache, die Erfolg oder Anerkennung knapp verfehlt.

In einfachem Englisch: A person or thing that comes close to success or acceptance but does not reach it.

• That attempt was another almost.
• The judges put her painting among the almosts.
• After years of almosts, he finally won a prize.

Synonyme: near miss

Häufige Wendungen: another almost, an almost