Almost and Beside

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Almost adverb - Very close to but not completely.

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Beside and almost are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Beside" instead the word "Almost" as an adjective or an adverb.

Beside preposition - In addition to.

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Almost and beside are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Almost" instead the word "Beside" as an adjective or an adverb.

On another occasion a crew member put a bottle of acid right beside his drink and he was almost poisoned when he drank from it (he had the sense to spit it out right away).

Source: Fatal Method Acting
He's almost entirely overcome by despair, and collapses then and there beside his brother.

Source: Video Game / Battlefield 1
Easy Logistics: Naval combat consists almost entirely of two ships pulling up beside each other and trading shots until one has sunk.

Source: Video Game / Anno Domini

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