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1 adverb∎ well nigh eighty years près de quatre-vingts ans;∎ well nigh impossible presque impossibleproche;∎ the end is nigh! la fin est proche!;∎ the hour is nigh c'est bientôt ou presque l'heure;∎ archaic to be nigh unto death être à l'article de la mortprès de, proche depresque;∎ nigh on six o'clock presque six heures;∎ it's nigh on sundown le soleil se couchera d'ici peu
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well-nigh — adv old fashioned almost ▪ It will be well nigh impossible to raise that amount of money … Dictionary of contemporary English
well-nigh — adverb INFORMAL nearly but not completely: It would be well nigh impossible to get there in less than an hour … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
well-nigh — adverb BrE formal or AmE almost, but not quite: The company has existed for well nigh 200 years. | well nigh impossible: Getting them to agree would be well nigh impossible … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
well-nigh — also well nigh ADV: ADV adj Well nigh means almost, but not completely or exactly. Finding a rug that s just the colour, size and price you want can be well nigh impossible. ...a hierarchical structure that was well nigh unassailable. Syn:… … English dictionary
well-nigh — adverb enforcing the recycling ordinance is well nigh impossible Syn: almost, nearly, just about, more or less, practically, virtually, all but, as good as, nearing, close to, approaching; roughly, approximately; informal pretty much, nigh on … Thesaurus of popular words
well-nigh — adverb Date: 12th century almost, nearly < well nigh impossible > … New Collegiate Dictionary
well-nigh — UK / US adverb informal nearly but not completely It would be well nigh impossible to get there in less than an hour … English dictionary
well-nigh — adv. Well nigh is used with these adjectives: ↑impossible … Collocations dictionary
impossible — adj. 1 not possible VERBS ▪ appear, be, look, prove, seem, sound ▪ become ▪ remain … Collocations dictionary
impossible — adj. 1) almost, practically, virtually, well nigh impossible 2) impossible for (it s impossible for me to help) 3) impossible to + inf. (it is impossible to predict the future; that child is impossible to control = it is impossible to control… … Combinatory dictionary
nigh — 1. adjective /naɪ/ near, close by, almost The end is nigh! Syn: close, close by, close to, near See Also: near, next, neighbor … Wiktionary