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Hungarian
Etymology
csak + nem
Pronunciation
Adverb
csaknem (not comparable)
- (literary) almost, close to
- Synonyms: közel, majdnem, majd, majdhogynem, szinte
- Csaknem 100 millió forintot ér a villája. ― His villa is worth almost 100 million forints.
Further reading
- csaknem in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
- csaknem in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (‘A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2024)