nigh
To draw nigh; to approach; to come nearTo draw nigh (to); to approach; to come near
» The end is nigh.
Das Ende ist nahe.
Конец близок.
Кінець уже близько.
Кінець уже близький.
Кінець уже скоро.
Кінець наближається.
Кінець вже близько.
Meaning
1 sensesTo draw nigh (to); to approach; to come near
близитьсяblizitʹsja, приближа́тьсяpribližátʹsja
Examples
15 sentencesThe end is nigh.
Кінець уже близько. — aandrusiak
ruКонец близок. — marafon
deDas Ende ist nahe. — Esperantostern
I knew the end was nigh.
It's nigh-on impossible to work out what will happen.
The end was nigh.
Our bodies, indeed, are nigh each other, but our souls are sundered.
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
Inherited from Middle English neygh, from Old English nēah, from Proto-West Germanic *nāhwInherited from Middle English neygh, from Old English nēah, from Proto-West Germanic *nāhw, from Proto-Germanic *nēhw, from *nēhwaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂neḱ- (“to reach”).
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Forms
nighs, nighing, nighed, nighedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle