| 单词 | to draw nigh |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto draw nigh to draw nigh intransitive. To approach (either in space or time); to come near; to draw near. Now somewhat archaic. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > movement towards a thing, person, or position > move towards [verb (intransitive)] > draw near neighlecheeOE i-nehleche971 to draw nearc1330 to nigh nighc1330 nighle1340 to-neighea1382 nigha1387 to draw nigh?a1400 nighena1400 to nigh neara1400 to draw ona1450 neara1522 to close about, on, round, upon1523 accost1571 anear1582 anigh1594 proach1600 appropinquate1623 to close in1704 the world > time > relative time > the future or time to come > future [verb (intransitive)] > be imminent comeOE nigha1225 to draw nearc1330 approachc1374 drawa1375 to stand ina1382 to stand ona1382 instand1382 to draw ona1450 proacha1450 to draw nigha1470 to fall at handa1535 to hang by (on, upon) a threada1538 instant1541 to prick fast upon1565 impend1674 simmer1703 depend1710 loom1827 to knock about1866 to come up1909 ?a1400 (a1338) R. Mannyng Chron. (Petyt) (1996) i. l. 1650 Þer foreyn men drouh þam nehi. a1470 T. Malory Morte Darthur (Winch. Coll. 13) (1990) I. 178 Whan hit drew nyghe the terme-day that sir Gawayne, sir Marhaute and sir Uwayne made to mete. 1526 Bible (Tyndale) John xvi. f. cxlvj The houre draweth nye. 1586 T. Bowes tr. P. de la Primaudaye French Acad. I. 146 The end of this time drew nie. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost iii. 645 He drew not nigh unheard. View more context for this quotation 1842 Ld. Tennyson Morte d'Arthur in Poems (new ed.) II. 11 My end draws nigh; 'tis time that I were gone. 1923 Humorist 15 Sept. 179/2 But summer time is passing swift, The autumn's drawing nigh. 1997 Time Out N.Y. 31 July 47/1 As the National Slam Championships draws nigh, poets hailing from the backwoods of the Ozarks..beat a path to the Nuyorican. < as lemmas |
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