殆ど

Meaning

1. adv
   almost; nearly; mostly; practically; virtually; basically; just about; all but
2. adv
   hardly; barely; scarcely; little
3. nadj-no
   large majority; large proportion; greater part; most (of); almost all (of)

Example sentences

• この宇宙には知的生命体が存在するのはまず間違いないと思うが、その生命体が地球に来る可能性は殆ど無し。

  I think it is certain that there is intelligent life in this universe, but the likelihood of that life coming to Earth is practically nil.

• シンガポールの医師は殆どの場合皆お互いを知っている、というのが日本と異なります。

  What's different from Japan is that the doctors of Singapore generally all know each other.

• 与えるべき何ものも持たない心は感じ取るべきものを殆ど見出さない。

  Minds that have nothing to confer find little to perceive.