nearly

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

Translation

Nearly: Halos; malapit.

Phrases & Collocations

nearly every day

halos araw-araw

nearly ready

halos handa na

Example Sentences

David was nearly asleep.

Halos makatulog na si David.

she is nearly ninety.

Halos siya'y pitumpu't siyam na taong gulang.

the fire was nearly out.

Halos patay na ang apoy.

she was nearly seventy.

Halos siya'y pitumpu't pitong taong gulang.

The coat nearly fits.

Kasalang-kasya ang coat.

Time is nearly up.

Malapit nang matapos ang oras.

he was nearly dead with fatigue.

Halos matay na siya sa pagod.

The boy nearly fell into the river.

Halos mahulog ang bata sa ilog.

The room was nearly empty of furniture.

Halos walang kasangkapan sa silid.

Our extension is nearly finished.

Halos tapos na ang aming extension.

He can nearly swim.

Halos marunong na siyang lumangoy.

The car is pretty nearly new.

Halos bago pa ang kotse.

a farm worth nearly R1,3 million.

Isang bukid na nagkakahalaga ng halos R1,3 milyon.

the strike nearly bankrupted the union.

halos nabaon sa utang ang unyon dahil sa welga.

a world population of nearly 5 billion.

Populasyon ng mundo na halos 5 bilyon.

they nearly died of cold.

Halos namatay sila sa lamig.

she was confined for nearly a month.

Siya ay nakakulong nang halos isang buwan.

the rent was nearly three months overdue.

Halos tatlong buwan nang late ang upa.

the programme will be telecast simultaneously to nearly 150 cities.

Ang programa ay ipalalabas nang sabay-sabay sa halos 150 lungsod.

Real-world Examples

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

Oh, halos na... - Halos ko nang nasira.

Source: Gourmet Base

Which means nearly everyone on the planet is susceptible.

Ibig sabihin, halos lahat ng tao sa mundo ay madaling kapitan.

Source: Epidemic Prevention Special Edition

Nearly 10,000 houses were flooded across Japan.

Halos 10,000 bahay ang napuno ng tubig sa buong Japan.

Source: CNN 10 Student English October 2019 Collection

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

Hanggang sa sumagot sila, Halos, Halos handa na, mahal.

Source: American Original Language Arts Volume 2

A loss in love that touches me more nearly.

Isang pagkawala sa pag-ibig na mas malapit na humipo sa akin.

Source: The complete original version of the sonnet.

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

Well, halos ako ay vegetarian. . . hindi naman talaga.

Source: Cambridge IELTS Listening Practice Tests 5

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

Si Hippocrates mismo ay nagpanukala ng ideyang ito halos 400 B.C.

Source: Science in 60 Seconds May 2018 Collection

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

Ang isang ganap na lumaking ladybug ay maaaring kumain ng halos 500 aphids sa isang araw.

Source: Insect Kingdom Season 2 (Original Soundtrack Version)

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

Halos lahat tungkol sa kanyang teorya - talaga, halos lahat tungkol kay Dart, tila - ay nagalit sa kanila.

Source: A Brief History of Everything

He hasn't shaved for nearly a week.

Hindi pa siya nagugupit sa halos isang linggo.

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

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