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nahezu

/ˈnaːəˌtsuː/· adverb

almost, nearly

Nahezu — the written fast: nahezu alle, nahezu unmöglich.

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nahezu
almost, nearly

Die Arbeit ist nahezu fertig.

The work is almost finished.

Word family

nahezunahnearbeinahenearlyannäherndapproximately

Common combinations

  • nahezu allealmost all
  • nahezu unmöglichvirtually impossible
  • nahezu vollständigalmost complete

Real examples

  • Nahezu die Hälfte der Wälder ist geschädigt.Almost half of the forests are damaged.
  • Der Plan ist nahezu unmöglich umzusetzen.The plan is virtually impossible to put into practice.
  • Die Temperatur blieb nahezu konstant.The temperature remained almost constant.

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