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Hebrew
Etymology
From כְּ־ (k'-, “like, as”) + מְעַט (m'át, “few, little”).
Pronunciation
Adverb
כִּמְעַט • (kim'át)
- almost
2009, “שיר הנוצות (shir hanotsót, “song of the feathers”)”, performed by Rona Kenan:אורות ערפל בלילה ארוך שכמעט ונגמר באסון.- orot arafel b'layla arokh shekim'at v'nigmar b'ason
- Foggy lights in a long night that almost ended up in a tragedy.
2014 May 19, “כמעט שהתרגלתי (kim'at shehitragalti, “ almost that I've got used to ”)”, performed by Rotem Cohen:כמעט שהתרגלתי לעשות את הדברים בזמן שלי, ורק אם בא לי.- kim'at shehitragalti la'asot et had'varim bazman sheli v'rak im ba li
- almost that I've got used to doing the things in my time, and only if I feel like it.
2019, Ron Cahlili, “מנגנוני השנאה לערבים נשאו פרי: הכהניסטים מתקרבים לכנסת”, in Local Call:כמעט בכל סקרי הבחירות שפורסמו אתמול והיום (שלישי), כלומר בדיוק שבוע לפני הבחירות, "עוצמה יהודית" – זו שנתפסה עד לפני זמן לא רב כעשב השוטה של הפוליטיקה הישראלית – זוכה בארבעה מנדטים.- In almost all election polls that were published yesterday and today (Tuesday), that is, exactly one week before the election, "Jewish Power" - which not long ago was considered a stupid weed in Israeli politics - wins four seats.
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