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nigh

gb/nˈaɪ/ us/nˈaɪ/
C1 אנגלית
szinte, majdnem, közel
C1 LITERARY
1
szinte A2
majdnem A1
תבנית שימוש:
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.
דוגמאות ללומדים
The bag was nigh empty.
A táska szinte üres volt.
The job is nigh impossible.
Ez a munka szinte lehetetlen.
טעות נפוצה:
In modern English, nigh is much less common than almost or nearly and can sound literary or old-fashioned.
משמעות
almost; very nearly
צירופים
nigh impossible |nigh certain |nigh perfect |nigh universal |nigh on ten years |nigh on a hundred |nigh identical |nigh constant |nigh unbelievable |nigh unthinkable
מילים נרדפות
almost (More common and neutral.) | nearly (More common; often slightly more literal/precise.) | practically (Often adds a casual, emphatic tone.)
הפכים
exactly (Indicates no difference or approximation.) | barely (Suggests only just, by a small margin (opposite direction).)
נושאים
degree |description
הגדרה

Almost; nearly.

To a degree that is almost complete; nearly.

C1 LITERARY
2
közel A1
תבנית שימוש:
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.
דוגמאות ללומדים
The end is nigh.
Közel van a vég.
Home is nigh.
Már közel van az otthonunk.
טעות נפוצה:
Learners may treat nigh as a normal modern synonym of near; in most everyday contexts, near/close is preferred.
משמעות
near; close by or soon
צירופים
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
מילים נרדפות
near (Neutral and most common.) | close (Often implies a smaller distance or stronger immediacy.) | imminent (More formal; mainly about something happening soon.)
הפכים
far (Not near in distance.) | distant (Far away in space or time; less immediate.)
נושאים
time |space |description
הגדרה

Near; close (in place or time).

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

דקדוק
צורת המילון
nigh
IPA
GB/nˈaɪ/
US/nˈaɪ/
הברות והטעמה
nigh (1 הברה)
Stress on 1st syllable (nigh)
צורות המילה
Adjective
  • Base: nigh
משפחת מילים
Related words
near adjective A1 nearly adverb A2 nearby adjective A2
ביטויים

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.

דוגמאות
  • 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.
דוגמאות ללומדים
  • 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.

דוגמאות
  • 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.

דוגמאות
  • 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.
דוגמאות ללומדים
  • The deadline draws nigh.

nigh on

1
/nˈaɪ ˈɔn/
fixed phrase literary

almost; nearly (esp. numbers)

Almost; nearly (often with numbers).

דוגמאות
  • 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.
דוגמאות ללומדים
  • 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).

דוגמאות
  • 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).

דוגמאות
  • 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.
דוגמאות ללומדים
  • He said, ‘The end is nigh.’
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