Confusing English Words – almost / mostly / nearly

بسیاری از کلمات وجود دارند که معنی یکسانی دارند، اما در واقع تعاریف و کاربردهای مختلفی دارند.
شما می خواهید درست صحبت کنید و از به کار بردن کلمات نادرست خودداری کنید، اما در مورد معنی دقیق و کاربرد هر کلمه کاملا مطمئن نیستید.
بعضی از زبان آموزان حتی به دلیل تردیدهایشان از به کار بردن کلمات خودداری می کنند!
هدف ما در این سری از پست ها روشن کردن رایج ترین کلمات گیج کننده در انگلیسی است.

almost / mostly / nearly

Nearly and almost are essentially the same. They mean that somebody or something came close to doing something… but did not do it

:For example, if Jane is running in a race and came in second place, just a couple of seconds behind the winner, then you could say

.Jane almost won the race. = Jane nearly won the race

:If your computer battery only has 8% power left

.The battery is almost dead
.The battery is nearly dead

.The words almost and nearly describe being very close to some limit (0% power) or action (winning the race)

The word mostly means generally, usually, or more than half. If it is “mostly cloudy,” then it means the sky is more than half covered with clouds. Mostly describes a proportion, the greater part

If there are 20 people in an English class and 17 are from South America but 3 are from Asia, then the students are mostly from South America

There is also a difference between “most of” and “almost all.” “Most of” means more than 50%, and “almost all” means close to 100%

.If 70% of the senators voted to approve a new law, then most of them voted in favor of it
.If 97% of the senators voted to approve a new law, then almost all of them voted in favor of it