دیکشنری فارسی

well-nigh

معنی کامل و مثال‌ها

/-nī´/adv.

● تقریبا

well-nigh impossible

تقریبا غیر ممکن

ریشه و کاربرد

ریشه

From the combination of 'well' and 'nigh', first used in the 12th century.

مثال

  • The project is well-nigh complete.
  • He was well-nigh exhausted after the marathon.
  • The book is well-nigh impossible to put down.

ترکیب‌های رایج

Well-nigh impossible Well-nigh complete Well-nigh exhausted Well-nigh over

تعریف انگلیسی

adverb
  1. (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but “the job is (just) about done” “the baby was almost asleep when the alarm sounded” “we're almost finished” “the car all but ran her down” “he nearly fainted” “talked for nigh onto 2 hours” “the recording is well-nigh perfect” “virtually all the parties signed the contract” “I was near exhausted by the run” “most everyone agrees”

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