In most cases, they're interchangeable: I've nearly finished = I've almost finished He's nearly 90 =He's almost 90 We're nearly there =We're almost there But there are a few cases where you can use one but not the other: - We can use 'almost' with words beginning 'no' and 'any', for example: 'almost anywhere', 'almost nobody'. We don't usually use 'nearly' with these words. - It's possible to modify 'nearly': - with 'very' - "He very nearly died" - with negatives. We use 'nearly' in the phrase 'not nearly', meaning 'a long way from' e.g. "That's not nearly enough money" = it's far too little We can't use 'almost' in either of these cases.

Almost and nearly basically differ on how you use them, because the meaning is practically the same. There are sentences in which both can be used, such as: It's almost/nearly time to go to bed, almost/nearly all my friends will be there. Neraly, however, is not used for negative sentences, so when saying things like "Almost nobody was there / she's almost never on time" we use almost. (With never, no, anything, nothing, nobody...)

Hello there. According to this website, a research has been made on these two words to see the differences: https://www.editage.com/insights/scientific-writing-difference-between-almost-and-nearly the result was: 1. almost and nearly have similar meanings, but different collocations. after "almost" they usually use adverbs (almost certainly), adjectives (almost impossible), pronouns (almost anything), and prepositions (almost by definition)adjective". But after "nearly" they use a number (nearly 2000 people) 2.almost is never used with a negative: you could say "A is almost as good as B" or "A is nearly as good as B." However, you shouldn't say "A is not almost as good as B". you need to say "A is not nearly as good as B."

Hello Alina! These two words are very similar in meaning. "Almost" means very nearly but not exactly, entirely or completely. For example: "Our vacation is almost done." or "I am almost done with my exam." "Nearly" means almost but not quite, but has more to do with proximity, i.e. in a close manner or relationship. For example: "He's not nearly as caring as what he thinks he is." or "The trains nearly collided when the tracks jammed". I hope that helps!