Almost | Mean of almost in English Dictionary

/ˈɑːlˌmoʊst/

• only a little less than
1. We're almost finished.
2. Analysts predict that rates will rise by almost 40 percent.
3. Goats will eat almost anything.
4. He mentioned the prize almost as an afterthought. [=mentioned it in a way that made it seem like an afterthought]
5. She's almost always late.
6. in almost all cases = in almost every case
7. I have almost no [=hardly any] money.
8. She almost never [=hardly ever] misses a game.
9. There's almost nothing [=hardly anything] in the fridge.