English-French translations for nearly

• presque
  Ce projet est presque terminé. This project is nearly finished.
  J'espère que le vote est presque unanime. I hope that the vote is nearly unanimous.
  Cette aide se monte à présent à presque 2 millions d'euros. This support now amounts to nearly EUR 2 million.
• à peu près
  Nous étions, tout à l'heure, à peu près 200, au moment des premiers votes. A while ago, when voting began there were nearly 200 of us here.
  Je pense qu'à peu près un tiers de commissaires libéraux serait un bon chiffre. I think that nearly one third of Liberal Commissioners is a good figure.
• près de
  Elles ont coûté la vie à près de six millions de personnes. Nearly six million people have died.

Definition of nearly

• With great scrutiny; carefully.
• With close relation; intimately.
• Closely, in close proximity.
• In close approximation; almost, virtually.
• Stingily

Examples

• He left a nearly full beer on the bar
• I nearly didnt go to work yesterday

Related words

• linearly
• bilinearly
• curvilinearly
• nearly every day
• nearly ill
• nearly sick
• linearly dependent
• linearly independent
• linearly ordered set