WELL-NIGH

Meaning of WELL-NIGH in English

also well nigh

Well-nigh means almost, but not completely or exactly.

Finding a rug that’s just the colour, size and price you want can be ~ impossible.

= practically

ADV: ADV adj

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WELL-NIGH — adverb Date: 12th century almost , nearly
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
WELL-NIGH — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adverb Etymology: Middle English welneih, wel-neh, from wel well + neih, neh nigh : very nearly : almost the …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WELL-NIGH — (adv.) Almost; nearly.
Английский словарь Webster
WELL-NIGH — ( adv. ) Almost; nearly.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WELL-NIGH — /wel"nuy'/ , adv. very nearly; almost: It's well-nigh bedtime. [ bef. 1150; ME; OE ] Syn . See almost .
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WELL NIGH — almost; close to -
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
WELL-NIGH — adverb Date: 12th century : almost , nearly well-nigh impossible
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WELL-NIGH — adv almost; nearly.
Webster English vocab
WELL-NIGH — Pronunciation: - ' n ī Function: adverb Date: 12th century : ALMOST , NEARLY < well-nigh impossible>
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
WELL-NIGH — ■ adverb chiefly literary almost.
Concise Oxford English vocab
WELL-NIGH — [well-nigh] adv (12c): almost, nearly "~ impossible"
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WELL-NIGH — well-nigh BrE AmE ˌwel ˈnaɪ ◂
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WELL-NIGH — adverb ( formal ) almost : Defence was well-nigh impossible against such opponents.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WELL-NIGH — ˈwell-nigh BrE AmE adverb old-fashioned almost: It will be well-nigh impossible to raise that amount of money.
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WELL NIGH — see well-nigh
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WELL-NIGH — also well nigh Well-nigh means almost, but not completely or exactly. Finding a rug that’s just the colour, size and …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WELL NIGH — see well-nigh
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
WELL-NIGH — adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES well-nigh impossible formal (= almost impossible ) ▪ Policing the entire coastline is well-nigh impossible. …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WELL-NIGH — Function: adverb 1 Synonyms: NEARLY , about, all but, almost, approximately, most, much, ||nearabout, nigh, practically 2 Synonyms: ALMOST 2, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
WELL-NIGH — ad. Almost, nearly.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
WELL-NIGH — adverb 1. Synonyms: nearly , about, all but, almost, approximately, most, much, ||nearabout, nigh, practically 2. Synonyms: almost 2, all …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
WELL-NIGH — adv.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
WELL-NIGH — adv. Well-nigh is used with these adjectives: ↑ impossible
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
WELL-NIGH — 25B6; adverb ALMOST, nearly, just about, more or less, practically, virtually, all but, as good as, nearing, approaching, nigh on; …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
WELL NIGH — почти
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
WELL-NIGH — нареч. близко, почти, приблизительно Syn : almost, nearly (возвышенно) почти
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
WELL-NIGH — Почти
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
WELL-NIGH — adv возвыш. почти
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
WELL-NIGH — нареч.близко, почти, приблизительно Syn:almost, nearly
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
WELL NIGH — (0) почти
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
WELL-NIGH — adv возвыш. почти
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
WELL-NIGH — adv возвыш. почти
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
WELL NIGH — почти
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
WELL NIGH — почти
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
WELL-NIGH — нареч. близко, почти, приблизительно Syn: almost , nearly
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
WELL-NIGH — нареч. близко, почти, приблизительно Syn: almost, nearly
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
WELL-NIGH — _adv. почти
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
WELL-NIGH — adv. почти
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
WELL-NIGH — почти
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
WELL-NIGH — [adv.] [возвыш.] почти
Morteza English-Russian Dictionary
WELL-NIGH — adv возвыш. почти
Англо-Русский словарь - Королев
WELL-NIGH — нареч. близко, почти, приблизительно Syn : almost, nearly (возвышенно) почти
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
WELL NIGH — почти
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
NIGH — a. proxim, vicin; prep, apu
English interlingue dictionary
NIGH — I. adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English nēah; akin to Old High German nāh, adverb, ~, preposition, ~, after, …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
WELL
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NIGH — I. ˈnī adverb ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English nigh, neigh, neih, neh, adverb & adjective, from Old English nēah, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NIGH — (prep.) Near to; not remote or distant from.
Английский словарь Webster
NIGH — (v. t. & i.) To draw nigh (to); to approach; to come near.
Английский словарь Webster
NIGH — (a.) Almost; nearly; as, he was nigh dead.
Английский словарь Webster
NIGH — (a.) In a situation near in place or time, or in the course of events; near.
Английский словарь Webster
NIGH — (superl.) Not remote in degree, kindred, circumstances, etc.; closely allied; intimate.
Английский словарь Webster
NIGH — ( v. t. & i. ) To draw nigh (to); to approach; to come near.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
NIGH — ( a. ) Almost; nearly; as, he was nigh dead.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WELL — well 1 /wel/ , adv., adj., compar. better , superl. best , interj., n. adv. 1. in a good or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
NIGH — /nuy/ , adv., adj., nigher, nighest , prep., v. adv. 1. near in space, time, or relation: The time draws …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WELL — I. ˈwel noun Etymology: Middle English welle, from Old English; akin to Old English weallan to bubble, boil, Old High …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
NIGH — I. ˈnī adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English nēah; akin to Old High German nāh, adverb, nigh, preposition, nigh, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
NIGH — adj almost; nearly; as, he was nigh dead. 2. nigh ·prep near to; not remote or distant from. 3. nigh …
Webster English vocab
NIGH — [nigh] adv [ME, fr. OE neah; akin to OHG nah, adv., nigh, prep., nigh, after, ON na- nigh] (bef. 12c) …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
NIGH — nigh BrE AmE naɪ
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WELL
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NIGH — / naɪ; NAmE / adverb 1. nigh on ( old-fashioned ) almost; nearly : They've lived in that house for …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WELL — I. well 1 S1 W1 /wel/ BrE AmE adverb ( comparative better /ˈbetə $ -ər/, superlative best /best/) [ Language: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык

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