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adverb(arch./literary/dial.) nahecome or draw nigh — näherkommen; [Tag, Zeitpunkt:] nahen
it's nigh on impossible — es ist nahezu unmöglich
* * *(an old word for near.) nahe- academic.ru/81717/well-nigh">well-nigh* * *[naɪ]the time is \nigh es ist Zeit, die Zeit nahtthe time is \nigh for us to make a decision es wäre langsam an der Zeit, dass wir zu einer Entscheidung kommenshe's written \nigh on 500 books sie hat an die 500 Bücher geschrieben* * *[naɪ]1. adj (old, liter)nahe2. adv1) (old, liter)to +dat )to draw nigh — sich nahen (old, geh) (
2)3. prep (old, liter)nahe (+dat)* * *nigh [naı] obs oder poetA adv (Zeit und Ort) nahe (to dat oder an dat oder akk):nigh but beinahe;draw nigh to sich nähern (dat)B präp nahe (bei dat), neben (akk oder dat)C adj nahe* * *adverb(arch./literary/dial.) nahecome or draw nigh — näherkommen; [Tag, Zeitpunkt:] nahen
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(DE) beinah; beinahe; fast; grenzend; nahezu; schier; (EN) all but; almost; as good as; fairly; just; little short of it; much; narrowly; near; nearly; next door to; nigh; not far short of it; pretty near; well-nigh; wellnigh
См. также в других словарях:
well-nigh — O.E. wel neah, from WELL (Cf. well) (adv.) + NIGH (Cf. nigh) … Etymology dictionary
Well-nigh — adv. Almost; nearly. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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 — meaning ‘nearly, almost wholly or entirely’, has been in continuous use since the Old English period but is now usually regarded as literary or archaic in tone: • If your country is the size of a postage stamp, your population is unsophisticated… … Modern English usage
well-nigh — *nearly, almost, approximately … New Dictionary of Synonyms
well-nigh — well′ nigh′ adv. very nearly; almost • Etymology: bef. 1150 … From formal English to slang
well-nigh — ► ADVERB chiefly literary ▪ almost … English terms dictionary
well-nigh — [wel′nī′] adv. very nearly; almost … English World dictionary
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 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