No. 108 in Lithuanian
beveik
Almost.
In a sentence
Jis beveik baigė užduotį.
He almost finished the task.
Here, 'beveik' ('almost') indicates that the task completion is not yet 100% but is very close to being done.
Man beveik pavyko pasiekti tikslą.
I almost succeeded in achieving the goal.
In this sentence, 'beveik' reflects an effort or action that was very close to a successful result but fell just short.
Beveik visi susirinko į posėdį.
Almost everyone attended the meeting.
Here, 'beveik' pertains to a quantity, emphasizing that the number of attendees was near total but not absolute.
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