The difference between Almost and Well-nigh
When used as adverbs, almost means very close to, but not quite, whereas well-nigh means almost, very nearly.
Almost is also noun with the meaning: something or someone that doesn't quite make it.
check bellow for the other definitions of Almost and Well-nigh
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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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Well-nigh as an adverb:
Almost, very nearly.