prawie

In a sentence

• Prawie wszyscy przyszli na przyjęcie.

  Almost everyone came to the party.

  Here, 'prawie' is used to mean 'almost', expressing that not everyone but nearly all attended the party.

• Było prawie ciemno, kiedy wróciliśmy do domu.

  It was almost dark when we returned home.

  In this example, 'prawie' expresses something being nearly in a state, referring to the light levels as being close to darkness.

• Ta książka prawie mi się podobała.

  I almost liked this book.

  In this sentence, 'prawie' conveys the idea of being on the verge of liking something but not quite.