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Meaning of nearly

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  nearly
      adv 1: (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite
             accomplished; all but; "the job is (just) about done";
             "the baby was almost asleep when the alarm sounded";
             "we're almost finished"; "the car all but ran her down";
             "he nearly fainted"; "talked for nigh onto 2 hours"; "the
             recording is well-nigh perfect"; "virtually all the
             parties signed the contract"; "I was near exhausted by
             the run"; "most everyone agrees" [syn: {about}, {almost},
             {most}, {nearly}, {near}, {nigh}, {virtually}, {well-
             nigh}]
      2: in a close manner; "the two phenomena are intimately
         connected"; "the person most nearly concerned" [syn:
         {closely}, {intimately}, {nearly}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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