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nigh

gb/nˈaɪ/ us/nˈaɪ/
C1 انگریزی
szinte, majdnem, közel
C1 LITERARY
1
szinte A2
majdnem A1
استعمال کا انداز:
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.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
The bag was nigh empty.
A táska szinte üres volt.
The job is nigh impossible.
Ez a munka szinte lehetetlen.
عام غلطی:
In modern English, nigh is much less common than almost or nearly and can sound literary or old-fashioned.
معنی
almost; very nearly
لفظی تراکیب
nigh impossible |nigh certain |nigh perfect |nigh universal |nigh on ten years |nigh on a hundred |nigh identical |nigh constant |nigh unbelievable |nigh unthinkable
ہم معنی الفاظ
almost (More common and neutral.) | nearly (More common; often slightly more literal/precise.) | practically (Often adds a casual, emphatic tone.)
متضاد الفاظ
exactly (Indicates no difference or approximation.) | barely (Suggests only just, by a small margin (opposite direction).)
موضوعات
degree |description
تعریف

Almost; nearly.

To a degree that is almost complete; nearly.

C1 LITERARY
2
közel A1
استعمال کا انداز:
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.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
The end is nigh.
Közel van a vég.
Home is nigh.
Már közel van az otthonunk.
عام غلطی:
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
لفظی تراکیب
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
ہم معنی الفاظ
near (Neutral and most common.) | close (Often implies a smaller distance or stronger immediacy.) | imminent (More formal; mainly about something happening soon.)
متضاد الفاظ
far (Not near in distance.) | distant (Far away in space or time; less immediate.)
موضوعات
time |space |description
تعریف

Near; close (in place or time).

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

گرامر
لغت میں درج شکل
nigh
IPA
GB/nˈaɪ/
US/nˈaɪ/
ہجا بندی اور زور
nigh (1 ہجا)
Stress on 1st syllable (nigh)
لفظ کی شکلیں
Adjective
  • Base: nigh
متعلقہ الفاظ
Related words
near adjective A1 nearly adverb A2 nearby adjective A2
عبارات

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.

مثالیں
  • 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.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
  • 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.

مثالیں
  • 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.

مثالیں
  • 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.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
  • The deadline draws nigh.

nigh on

1
/nˈaɪ ˈɔn/
fixed phrase literary

almost; nearly (esp. numbers)

Almost; nearly (often with numbers).

مثالیں
  • 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.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
  • 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).

مثالیں
  • 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).

مثالیں
  • 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.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
  • He said, ‘The end is nigh.’
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