No. 4,032 in Swedish
nästintill
Almost; nearly.
In a sentence
Han är nästintill perfekt i sitt arbete.
He is almost perfect in his work.
'Nästintill' is used to indicate that something is very close to, but not completely, a certain state.
Det är nästintill omöjligt att hitta något fel här.
It is almost impossible to find any errors here.
'Nästintill' expresses that the described situation is highly unlikely, though not entirely unattainable.
Den gamla klockan fungerade nästintill som ny efter reparationen.
The old clock worked almost as new after the repair.
Here, 'nästintill' suggests that the clock's functionality is close to being fully restored to new condition, without implying absolute equivalence.
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