The word ほとんど can be used with nouns and verbs to express "almost all" or "most of..." When used with negative forms, it becomes "hardly (ever)" or "almost none..." It can't be used to say something like "I almost forgot" because its usage is intended for amounts.
昨日は疲れていたから、1日中ほとんど寝ていました。
Yesterday was exhausting, so I slept almost all day today.
おいしい料理だったが、お腹が痛くてほとんど食べられなかった。
The cooking was delicious, but my stomach hurt and I could eat hardly anything.
彼はこの大学の有名人だ。ほとんどの人が彼のことを知っている。
He is this university's celebrity. Almost everyone knows about him.
今日の試験のほとんどの問題が、宿題と同じだった。
Almost all of the questions on the test today were the same as the homework.
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