exhausted well
5.the job is (just) about done; the baby was almost asleep when the alarm sounded; we're almost finished; the car all but ran her down; he nearly fainted; talked for nigh onto 2 hours; the recording is well-nigh perfect; virtually all the parties signed the contract; (`near' is used informally for `nearly' as in I was near exhausted by the run; `most' is used informally for `almost' as in most everybody agrees).
