No. 90 in Czech
téměř
Almost.
In a sentence
Téměř každý den chodím na procházku.
Almost every day, I go for a walk.
In this context, 'téměř' is used to mean 'almost'. It restricts the frequency term 'every day' to indicate an event that occurs on most days but not necessarily all.
Jídlo bylo téměř studené, když jsme začali jíst.
The food was almost cold when we started eating.
Here, 'téměř' describes the temperature of the food, indicating it was close to being cold but not entirely so.
Úkol je téměř hotový, chybí jen poslední úpravy.
The task is almost complete; only the final tweaks are missing.
In this sentence, 'téměř' qualifies the state of completion, suggesting the task is nearly finished.
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