almost

IPA(Pronunciation)

Noun

informal

(informal) Something or someone that doesn't quite make it.

Japanese Meaning

（非公式な表現）十分な成功を収められなかった人または物。完全な達成とはいかず、結果が不十分または不完全である状態を指す。

She felt like an almost after losing the final round; she had come so close.

決勝で敗れた彼女は自分があと一歩及ばない存在だと感じ、とても惜しかった。

Sense（1）

(informal) Something or someone that doesn't quite make it.

In all the submissions, they found four papers that were clearly worth publishing and another dozen almosts.

almosts

（ plural ）