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  • 1nearly — [nir′lē] adv. 1. almost; not quite; all but [nearly finished] 2. Now Rare closely; intimately [to be nearly related] 3. Archaic parsimoniously; stingily not nearly not at all; far from …

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  • 2nearly — [[t]nɪ͟ə(r)li[/t]] ♦♦ 1) ADV GRADED: ADV group, ADV before v Nearly is used to indicate that something is not quite the case, or not completely the case. Goldsworth stared at me in silence for nearly twenty seconds... Hunter knew nearly all of… …

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  • 3nearly — adverb 1 especially BrE almost, but not quite or not completely: It took nearly two hours to get here. | Michelle s nearly twenty. | Is the job nearly finished? | He s nearly always right. | Louise is nearly as tall as her mother. | very nearly:… …

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  • 4nearly — near|ly W1S1 [ˈnıəli US ˈnırli] adv 1.) especially BrE almost, but not quite or not completely = ↑almost ▪ It took nearly two hours to get here. ▪ Michelle s nearly twenty. ▪ Is the job nearly finished? ▪ Louise is nearly as tall as her mother. ▪ …

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  • 5nearly — nearly, almost, approximately, well nigh are comparable when they mean within a little of being, becoming, reaching, or sufficing. Their differences in meaning are often imperceptible. However, nearly is suitable when mere proximity is implied… …

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  • 6pretty nearly — Almost • • • Main Entry: ↑pretty * * * pretty much/well/nearly/ phrase almost They look pretty much the same, don’t they? …

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  • 7down to the short strokes — nearly finished a job, almost completed a task    How s it going? Are you nearly finished? We re down to the short strokes we just have to paint the doors …

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  • 8Douglas Trumbull — Born April 8, 1942 (1942 04 08) (age 69) Los Angeles, California, United States Occupation …

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  • 9Münster of Bern — Berner Münster viewed from Kirchenfeldbrücke. The Münster of Bern (German: Berner Münster) is the Gothic cathedral (or minster) in the old city of Bern, Switzerland. Construction started in 1421. Its tower, with a height of 100.6 m… …

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  • 10Orson Welles — Welles in 1937 (age 21) photographed by Carl Van Vechten Born George Orson Welles May 6, 1915(1915 05 06) Ken …

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