nigh

nigh  (n)

adv. nigh·er, nigh·est

1. Near in time, place, or relationship: Evening draws nigh.

2. Nearly; almost: talked for nigh onto two hours.

adj. nigher, nighest

1. Being near in time, place, or relationship; close. See Synonyms at close.

2.

a. Being on the left side of an animal or vehicle: pulling hard on the nigh rein.

b. Being the animal or vehicle on the left: the nigh horse.

prep.

Not far from; near.

tr. & intr.v. nighed, nigh·ing, nighs

To come near to or draw near.

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[Middle English neigh, from Old English nah, nh.]

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nigh [naɪ]

adj & adv & prep

an archaic, poetic, or dialect word for near

[Old English nēah, nēh; related to German nah, Old Frisian nei. Compare near, next]

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	nigh - not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances; "near neighbors"; "in the near future"; "they are near equals"; "his nearest approach to success"; "a very near thing"; "a near hit by the bomb"; "she was near tears"; "she was close to tears"; "had a close call" near, close
	2.	nigh - being on the left side; "the near or nigh horse is the one on the left"; "the animal's left side is its near or nigh side" near left - being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north; "my left hand"; "left center field"; "the left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream"
Adv.	1.	nigh - near in time or place or relationship; "as the wedding day drew near"; "stood near the door"; "don't shoot until they come near"; "getting near to the true explanation"; "her mother is always near"; "The end draws nigh"; "the bullet didn't come close"; "don't get too close to the fire" close, near
	2.	nigh - (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but; "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"; "I was near exhausted by the run"; "most everyone agrees" almost, nearly, well-nigh, virtually, near, most, about

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nigh

adverb

almost, about, nearly, close to, practically, approximately Accurate earthquake prediction is well nigh impossible.

adjective

near, next, close, imminent, impending, at hand, upcoming The end of the world is nigh.

Translations

nigh (o.f.) [naɪ] (liter)

A. ADJ (= imminent) → próximo, cercano
the end is nigh → el final se avecina or está muy próximo

B. ADV

1. (= near) → cerca
when winter draws nigh → cuando se acerca el invierno

2. nigh on (= nearly) → casi
it's nigh on finished → está casi terminado

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nigh

adj (old, liter) → nahe; the end (of the world) is nigh → das Ende der Welt ist nah

adv

(old, liter) to draw nigh → sich nahen (old, geh) (→ to +dat)

nigh on → nahezu (geh); well nigh impossible → nahezu unmöglich

prep (old, liter) → nahe (+dat)

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nigh [naɪ] (old)

1. adv

a. (close) → prossimo/a, vicino/a

b. well nigh (virtually) → praticamente
it's well nigh impossible → è praticamente impossibile

2. prep nigh on (nearly) → quasi
he is nigh on forty → ha quasi quarant'anni

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nigh [naɪ] (old)

1. adv

a. (close) → prossimo/a, vicino/a

b. well nigh (virtually) → praticamente
it's well nigh impossible → è praticamente impossibile

2. prep nigh on (nearly) → quasi
he is nigh on forty → ha quasi quarant'anni

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nigh

adv nigh [nai]

an old word for near. naby كلِمَة قديمَه بِمَعْنى: قَريب близо blízko nær nahe πλησίον cerca lähedal قريب lähellä près (de) קָרוֹב पास में, निकट blizu, tik do közel dekat nálægur, nærri vicino, presso 近くに 가까이에 arti, netoli tuvu; tuvumā hampir nabij nær (ved) blisko perto aproape близко, рядом blízko, pri blizu blizu nära ใกล้มาถึง yakın ［古］近, 在附近的 близько, поруч قريب ở gần (từ cổ) ［古］近, 在附近的

well-nigh

nearly; almost It was well-nigh midnight when he arrived. byna تَقْريبا، على وَشَك почти skoro næsten beinahe σχεδόν prácticamente peaaegu تقريبا lähes presque קָרוֹב लगभग gotovo majdnem hampir næstum, nærri því quasi ほとんど 거의 beveik gandrīz hampir-hampir bijna nesten, nær prawie quase aproape почти skoro skoraj skoro nästan ใกล้มาถึง hemen hemen, ...kadar 幾乎 майже تقريباً gần như 几乎