nigh

nigh
adverb
(arch./literary/dial.) nahe

come or draw nigh — näherkommen; [Tag, Zeitpunkt:] nahen

it's nigh on impossible — es ist nahezu unmöglich

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adverb
(an old word for near.) nahe
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nigh
[naɪ]
I. adv inv nahe
the time is \nigh es ist Zeit, die Zeit naht
the time is \nigh for us to make a decision es wäre langsam an der Zeit, dass wir zu einer Entscheidung kommen
she's written \nigh on 500 books sie hat an die 500 Bücher geschrieben
II. prep (old) nahe +dat
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[naɪ]
1. adj (old, liter)
nahe

the end (of the world) is nigh — das Ende der Welt ist nah

2. adv
1) (old, liter)

to draw nigh — sich nahen (old, geh) (

to +dat )

2)

nigh on — nahezu (geh)

well nigh impossible — nahezu unmöglich

3. prep (old, liter)
nahe (+dat)
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nigh [naı] obs oder poet
A adv (Zeit und Ort) nahe (to dat oder an dat oder akk):
nigh to (oder into) death dem Tode nahe;
nigh but beinahe;
draw nigh to sich nähern (dat)
B präp nahe (bei dat), neben (akk oder dat)
C adj nahe
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adverb
(arch./literary/dial.) nahe

come or draw nigh — näherkommen; [Tag, Zeitpunkt:] nahen

it's nigh on impossible — es ist nahezu unmöglich

* * *
adv.
nah adv.

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