nearly

[US]/'nɪəlɪ/
[UK]/'nɪrli/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

Nearly: Næsten; tæt på.

Phrases & Collocations

nearly every day

næsten hver dag

nearly ready

næsten klar

Example Sentences

David was nearly asleep.

David var næsten i søvn.

she is nearly ninety.

Hun er næsten halvfems.

the fire was nearly out.

Ilden var næsten slukket.

she was nearly seventy.

Hun var næsten halvtreds.

The coat nearly fits.

Jakken passer næsten.

Time is nearly up.

Tiden er næsten løbet ud.

he was nearly dead with fatigue.

Han var næsten død af udmattelse.

The boy nearly fell into the river.

Drengen faldt næsten i floden.

The room was nearly empty of furniture.

rummet var næsten tomt for møbler.

Our extension is nearly finished.

Vores udvidelse er næsten færdig.

He can nearly swim.

Han kan næsten svømme.

The car is pretty nearly new.

Bilen er næsten som ny.

a farm worth nearly R1,3 million.

en gård der er værd næsten R1,3 millioner.

the strike nearly bankrupted the union.

strejken bragte næsten fagforeningen i knæ.

a world population of nearly 5 billion.

en verdensbefolkning på næsten 5 milliarder.

they nearly died of cold.

de døde næsten af kulde.

she was confined for nearly a month.

Hun var indesluttet i næsten en måned.

the rent was nearly three months overdue.

huslejen var næsten tre måneder forfalden.

the programme will be telecast simultaneously to nearly 150 cities.

programmet vil blive sendt samtidigt til næsten 150 byer.

Real-world Examples

Oh, you nearly... - I nearly screwed it.

Åh, du var næsten... - Jeg var næsten gået galt.

Source: Gourmet Base

Which means nearly everyone on the planet is susceptible.

Hvilket betyder, at næsten alle på planeten er modtagelige.

Source: Epidemic Prevention Special Edition

Nearly 10,000 houses were flooded across Japan.

Næsten 10.000 huse blev oversvømmet i Japan.

Source: CNN 10 Student English October 2019 Collection

Till they answer, We are nearly, Nearly ready, dear.

Indtil de svarer, Vi er næsten, Næsten klar, kære.

Source: American Original Language Arts Volume 2

A loss in love that touches me more nearly.

Et tab i kærlighed, der rører mig mere direkte.

Source: The complete original version of the sonnet.

Well, I'm nearly a vegetarian. . . not quite.

Nå, jeg er næsten vegetar. . . ikke helt.

Source: Cambridge IELTS Listening Practice Tests 5

Hippocrates himself actually postulated this idea in nearly 400 B.C.

Hippokrates selv postulerede faktisk denne idé for næsten 400 år siden.

Source: Science in 60 Seconds May 2018 Collection

A fully grown ladybug can eat nearly 500 aphids a day.

En fuldvoksen mariehøne kan spise næsten 500 bladlus om dagen.

Source: Insect Kingdom Season 2 (Original Soundtrack Version)

Nearly everything about his theory-indeed, nearly everything about Dart, it appears- annoyed them.

Næsten alt ved hans teori - ja, næsten alt ved Dart, tilsyneladende - irriterede dem.

Source: A Brief History of Everything

He hasn't shaved for nearly a week.

Han har ikke barberet sig i næsten en uge.

Source: New Concept English: Vocabulary On-the-Go, Book One.

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