well nigh — (virtually) praticamente
it's well nigh impossible — è praticamente impossibile
nigh on — (nearly) quasi
he is nigh on forty — ha quasi quarant'anni
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.
nigh — [naı] adv [: Old English; Origin: neah] 1.) nigh on old fashioned almost ▪ There were nigh on 40 people there. 2.) literary near or soon ▪ Winter draws nigh (=will start soon) . →↑well nigh … Dictionary of contemporary English
nigh — [ naı ] adverb be/draw nigh LITERARY to be going to happen soon: The end of the world is nigh! nigh on something OLD FASHIONED almost: NEARLY … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
nigh — (adv.) near, O.E. neah (W.Saxon), neh (Anglian), common Germanic (Cf. O.S. nah, O.Fris. nei, M.Du., Du. na, O.H.G. nah, Ger. nah, Goth. nehwa), with no cognates outside Germanic. The Old English progression was neah near niehsta, for nigh near… … Etymology dictionary
nigh on something — old fashioned phrase almost We’ve lived in this house for nigh on 50 years. Thesaurus: almost and almost notsynonym Main entry: nigh … Useful english dictionary
nigh on something — old fashioned almost We ve lived in this house for nigh on 50 years … English dictionary
nigh — ► ADVERB , PREPOSITION , & ADJECTIVE archaic ▪ near. ORIGIN Old English … English terms dictionary
Old English phonology — This article is part of a series on: Old English Dialects … Wikipedia
nigh — [[t]na͟ɪ[/t]] 1) ADV: be ADV If an event is nigh, it will happen very soon. [OLD FASHIONED] → See also well nigh The end of the world may be nigh, but do we really care?... The storm must still be nigh, she thought. Syn: close, near 2) PHRASE:… … English dictionary
nigh — I. adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English nēah; akin to Old High German nāh, adverb, nigh, preposition, nigh, after, Old Norse nā nigh Date: before 12th century 1. near in place, time, or relationship often used with on, onto, or unto … New Collegiate Dictionary
nigh — /naɪ / (say nuy) adverb Archaic 1. near in space, time, or relation: the end is nigh; Christmas is drawing nigh. 2. nearly or almost: it might be nigh impossible; nigh as big as his brother. –adjective (nigher, nighest or next) 3. US (with… …
nigh — adv. (old fashioned) near nigh on, onto, unto (nigh onto ten years) * * * [naɪ] onto unto (nigh onto ten years) (old fashioned) [ near ] nigh on … Combinatory dictionary
