Dictionary English German: nigh

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ADJ   nigh | nigher | nighest
 
SYNO   about | almost | most | near ... 
nigh {adj} [archaic, literary or dialect]
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nah
2 Words
nigh on {adv}nahezu
well-nigh {adv}beinah [ugs.]
well-nigh {adv}beinahe
well-nigh {adv}geradezu
well-nigh {adv}nahezu
well-nigh {adv}schier [nahezu, so gut wie]
well-nigh {adv} [esp. literary] [almost]nachgerade [geh.] [geradezu]
to be nigh [event]bevorstehen [Ereignis]
to come nigh [literary]nahen [geh.]
to draw nigh [literary]heraufziehen [Nacht, Zeitalter]
coming nigh [literary]Nahen {n} [geh.]
3 Words
Autumn is nigh. [literary]Es herbstet. [Verb: herbsten]
bibl. nigh unto death {adv} [archaic]dem Tode nahe
4 Words
to be well-nigh impossiblepraktisch unmöglich sein
5+ Words
The end of the world is nigh.Das Ende der Welt ist nah.
bibl. relig. coming nigh of the kingdom (of God)Nahen {n} des Reichs (Gottes)
 
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