beinahe

near; almost; short of; narrowly; well-nigh; nearly

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bei|nah ['bainaː, 'bai'naː] ['bainaːə, 'bai'naːə, bai'naːə]

adv

almost, nearly

béínah(e) in allen Fällen, in béínah(e) allen Fällen — in almost or nearly every case

das kommt béínah(e) auf dasselbe heraus — that comes to almost or nearly the same thing

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1) almost

2) (almost; partly: I'm half hoping he won't come; half dead from hunger.) half

3) (nearly; almost: It was well-nigh midnight when he arrived.) well-nigh

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bei·nah

[ˈbaina:, ˈbaiˈna:, baiˈna:]

bei·na·he

[ˈbaina:ə, ˈbaiˈna:ə, baiˈna:ə]

adv almost, nearly

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beinah (beinah[e]) adv almost, nearly, approximately; betont: auch very nearly;

er hätte beinah gewonnen auch he came very close to winning;

man könnte beinah glauben, sie … you’d almost think she …;

es ist beinah Zeit it is nearly time;

es oder

das ist ja beinah dasselbe it is very much (oder pretty much oder pretty nearly) the same thing