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انگلیسی - مجاری

nigh

gb/nˈaɪ/ us/nˈaɪ/
C1 انگلیسی
szinte, majdnem, közel
C1 LITERARY
1
szinte A2
majdnem A1
الگوی کاربرد:
nigh [adjective/adverb]; nigh on [number/amount/time]
Without the key, getting in was nigh impossible.
A kulcs nélkül szinte lehetetlen volt bejutni.
After working through the night, she was nigh exhausted.
Miután egész éjjel dolgozott, szinte teljesen kimerült.
It took nigh on three hours to reach the station in the storm.
نمونه‌های زبان‌آموزی
The bag was nigh empty.
A táska szinte üres volt.
The job is nigh impossible.
Ez a munka szinte lehetetlen.
اشتباه رایج:
In modern English, nigh is much less common than almost or nearly and can sound literary or old-fashioned.
معنی
almost; very nearly
ترکیب‌های رایج
nigh impossible |nigh certain |nigh perfect |nigh universal |nigh on ten years |nigh on a hundred |nigh identical |nigh constant |nigh unbelievable |nigh unthinkable
هم‌معنی‌ها
almost (More common and neutral.) | nearly (More common; often slightly more literal/precise.) | practically (Often adds a casual, emphatic tone.)
متضادها
exactly (Indicates no difference or approximation.) | barely (Suggests only just, by a small margin (opposite direction).)
موضوع‌ها
degree |description
تعریف

Almost; nearly.

To a degree that is almost complete; nearly.

C1 LITERARY
2
közel A1
الگوی کاربرد:
be nigh; nigh [place/thing]; nigh to [something]
With dusk nigh, they turned back toward the village.
Mivel közeledett az alkonyat, visszafordultak a falu felé.
The deadline was nigh, so everyone stayed late.
Közel volt a határidő, ezért mindenki sokáig bent maradt.
She lived nigh the river for years before moving to the city.
نمونه‌های زبان‌آموزی
The end is nigh.
Közel van a vég.
Home is nigh.
Már közel van az otthonunk.
اشتباه رایج:
Learners may treat nigh as a normal modern synonym of near; in most everyday contexts, near/close is preferred.
معنی
near; close by or soon
ترکیب‌های رایج
the time is nigh |the end is nigh |danger is nigh |victory is nigh |nigh the end |nigh the shore |nigh the border |nigh to midnight
هم‌معنی‌ها
near (Neutral and most common.) | close (Often implies a smaller distance or stronger immediacy.) | imminent (More formal; mainly about something happening soon.)
متضادها
far (Not near in distance.) | distant (Far away in space or time; less immediate.)
موضوع‌ها
time |space |description
تعریف

Near; close (in place or time).

Near in space or time; close by, or about to happen soon.

دستور زبان
صورت پایه
nigh
IPA
GB/nˈaɪ/
US/nˈaɪ/
هجاها و تکیه
nigh (۱ هجا)
Stress on 1st syllable (nigh)
صورت‌های واژه
Adjective
  • Base: nigh
خانوادهٔ واژه
Related words
near adjective A1 nearly adverb A2 nearby adjective A2
عبارت‌ها

as nigh as [someone] can tell

1
/ˈæz nˈaɪ ˈæz sˈʌmwˌʌn kən tˈɛl/
fixed phrase literary

as far as one can tell

As far as I/you/we can tell.

نمونه‌ها
  • As nigh as I can tell, the package was never shipped.
  • As nigh as we can tell, nobody was injured.
  • As nigh as she could tell, the meeting had been canceled.
نمونه‌های زبان‌آموزی
  • As nigh as I can tell, it’s fine.

come nigh

1
/kˈʌm nˈaɪ/
fixed phrase literary

come close; nearly happen

To come close; to almost reach or match.

نمونه‌ها
  • No recent film has come nigh to the original.
  • They came nigh to winning, but lost in the final minutes.
  • Her second attempt never came nigh to the first.

draw nigh

1
/dɹˈɔ nˈaɪ/
fixed phrase literary

approach; come close

To come nearer; to approach.

نمونه‌ها
  • As the interview drew nigh, he grew more nervous.
  • Night drew nigh and the temperature dropped quickly.
  • The ship drew nigh to the harbor at dawn.
نمونه‌های زبان‌آموزی
  • The deadline draws nigh.

nigh on

1
/nˈaɪ ˈɔn/
fixed phrase literary

almost; nearly (esp. numbers)

Almost; nearly (often with numbers).

نمونه‌ها
  • It took nigh on an hour to get a taxi.
  • They’ve been friends for nigh on twenty years.
  • The queue was nigh on a mile long.
نمونه‌های زبان‌آموزی
  • It’s nigh on midnight.
  • It took nigh on two hours.

nigh unto

1
/nˈaɪ ˈʌntu/
fixed phrase archaic

near to (very formal)

Near to; close to (old-fashioned).

نمونه‌ها
  • They had come nigh unto the city gates before anyone noticed.
  • The crisis brought him nigh unto despair.
  • She felt nigh unto tears during the farewell.

the end is nigh

1
/ðə ˈɛnd ˈɪz nˈaɪ/
fixed phrase

the end is near

The end is near (often said jokingly).

نمونه‌ها
  • When the server crashed again, someone joked, ‘The end is nigh.’
  • He walked around with a sign that read ‘The end is nigh.’
  • With the company running out of money, it felt like the end was nigh.
نمونه‌های زبان‌آموزی
  • He said, ‘The end is nigh.’
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