The difference between Almost and Close to
When used as adverbs, almost means very close to, but not quite, whereas close to means approximately.
Almost is also noun with the meaning: something or someone that doesn't quite make it.
Close to is also preposition with the meaning: ..
check bellow for the other definitions of Almost and Close to
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Almost as an adverb:
Very close to, but not quite.
Examples:
"Almost all people went there.'' - Not all but very close to it."
"We almost missed the train.'' - Not missed but very close to it."
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Almost as a noun (informal):
Something or someone that doesn't quite make it.
Examples:
"In all the submissions, they found four papers that were clearly worth publishing and another dozen almosts."
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Close to as an adverb (of quantifiers of nouns):
Approximately
Examples:
"It lasted close to an hour."
"It rained for close to forty days and forty nights."
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Close to as an adverb (informal):
Nearly; almost
Examples:
"The project is close to finished."
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Close to as a preposition:
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Examples:
"The chair was close to the window."