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fast

/fast/· adverb

almost, nearly

Fast gewonnen, fast pünktlich, fast fertig — so close!

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fast
almost

Wir hätten fast gewonnen.

We almost won.

Common combinations

  • fast immeralmost always
  • fast niealmost never
  • fast so groß wiealmost as big as

Similar & opposite

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beinahe

Real examples

  • Ich bin fast so schnell wie du.I'm almost as fast as you.
  • Das Stadion war fast voll.The stadium was almost full.
  • Ich trainiere fast jeden Tag.I train almost every day.

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