Английский Этимологический словарь - nigh
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Nigh
nigh
- O.E. neah (W.Saxon), neh (Anglian). The O.E. progression was neah - near - niehsta, for "nigh - near - next." But the comp. near and the superl. nehst gradually evolved into separate words not felt as related to nigh. New comp. and superl. forms, nigher, nighest, developed 1300s as phonetic changes obscured the original relationships.
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1.
~ adv 1 nigh on old-fashioned almost (There were nigh on 40 people there.) 2 literary near (draw nigh (=come near or be about to happen soon)) (Winter draws nigh.) (- see also wellnigh) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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1. If an event is nigh, it will happen very soon. (OLD-FASHIONED) The end of the world may be nigh, but do we really care?... ADV: be ADV see also well-nigh 2. Nigh on an amount, number, or age means almost that amount, number, or age. (OLD-FASHIONED) I had to pay nigh on forty pounds for it. = nearly PHRASE: PHR amount ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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I. adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English neah; akin to Old High German nah, adverb, ~, preposition, ~, after, Old Norse na- ~ Date: before 12th century 1. near in place, time, or relationship — often used with on, onto, or unto 2. nearly, almost II. adjective Date: before 12th century 1. close, near 2. chiefly dialect direct, short 3. being on the left side the ~ horse III. preposition Date: before 12th century near IV. verb Date: 13th century transitive verb to draw or come near to ; approach intransitive verb to draw near ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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1. близкий, ближний the hour is nigh —- близок час 2. прямой, короткий (о пути) 3. уст. скупой 4. уст. левый (о лошади в упряжке, колесе и т. п.) 5. близко, рядом come nigh —- подойди поближе night is drawing nigh —- приближается ночь nigh at hand —- очень близко, совсем рядом, под рукой winter is nigh at hand —- зима на носу 6. почти nigh out of his wits —- чуть не сошел с ума well nigh dead —- полумертвый sick nigh into death —- при смерти 7. приближаться, подходить night is nighing —- приближается ночь it nighs to (towards) Christmas —- дело идет к рождеству 8. рядом, около stay nigh me —- держись около меня, стой рядом со мной he is nigh death —- он при смерти ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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