word-vault/dist/data/cards/ne/nearly.json

A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.

{
    "term": "nearly",
    "partOfSpeech": "adverb",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "almost; not quite; not completely",
            "labels": "British English",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The bottle's nearly empty."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I've worked here for nearly two years."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It's nearly time to leave."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The audience was nearly all men."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He's nearly as tall as you are."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They're nearly always late."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She very nearly died."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It's **nearly impossible** to get tickets for her gigs."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Sales have **nearly doubled** this year."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She nearly missed her train."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There were nearly 200 people at the meeting."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "much less than; not at all",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "It's not nearly as hot as last year."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There isn't nearly enough time to get there now."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "almost; almost completely",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The first stage is pretty nearly finished."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈnɪəli/",
                "audio": "ne/nearly/nearly__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈnɪrli/",
                "audio": "ne/nearly/nearly__us_2.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}