how to pronounce almost

/ˈɔːlˌmoʊst/

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almost is pronounced in two syllables

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ɔː

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An example use of almost in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… is a trip to almost feeds exclusively on …”

meaning of almost

Almost means nearly, almost, or nearly.

almost frequency in english - A1 level of CEFR

the word almost occurs in english on average 319.6 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for A1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics almost can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that almost can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;