all but

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all but

adverb all-but

not comparable Very nearly; everything short of. Most often precedes a verb or adjective. The food is all but finished.
not comparable Everything except. Typically precedes a noun or noun phrase. All but three of the students skipped school the day of the parade.

Similar: almost, nearly, nigh on

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adverb

Similar: almost, nearly, nigh on

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adv very nearly

Español	casi, casi por, casi por completo, prácticamente
中文	幾乎 /几乎 jīhū
Português	praticamente, quase
Français	presque, plus ou moins
Deutsch	fast
Italiano	quasi, praticamente, quasi del tutto, all'atto pratico
Русский	почти́ počtí

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@misc{all_but_2026,
  title = {all but},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/all%20but},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}