well-nearadv.

Brit.

/ˌwɛlˈnɪə/, U.S.

/ˌwɛlˈnɪ(ə)r/

Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and near adv.²

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., near adv.²

Etymology: < well adv. + near adv.² Compare earlier well-nigh adv.

Very nearly; = well-nigh adv.By the late 19th cent. chiefly English regional, but revived in wider use in the 20th cent. Now chiefly modifying adjectives.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > relationship > similarity > [adverb] > almost or nearly

nigheOE

well-nigheOE

forneanc1000

well-nearc1175

almostc1261

nighwhatc1300

nearhandc1350

nigh handa1375

nigh handsa1375

as good asc1390

into (right) littlea1413

unto litea1420

nigh byc1430

nearbyc1485

near handsa1500

as near as1517

mosta1538

next door1542

wellmost1548

all but1590

anewst1590

uneath1590

next to1611

nearlya1616

thereaboutsa1616

welly1615

thereabout1664

within (an) ames-ace ofa1670

anear1675

pretty much1682

three parts1711

newsta1728

only not1779

partly1781

in all but name1824

just about1836

nentes1854

near1855

nar1859

just1860

not-quite1870

nearabouta1878

effectively1884

nigh on1887

the world > relative properties > quantity > approximate quantity or amount > [adverb] > nearly (of amount)

well-nigheOE

nighOE

well-nearc1175

almostc1261

nighwhatc1300

nara1400

neara1400

anighsta1425

muchwhata1513

wellmost1548

most1629

nighly1694

nearly1769

partly1781

mostly1805

most1808

mostlings1816

about1827

nearabouts1834

fairly1840

welly1859

approaching1951

c1175 Ormulum (Burchfield transcript) l. 15517 An wif þatt wass þurrh blodless flod. Well ner all brohht to dæþe.

a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 4760 Þan iacob and his suns warn For defaut wel ner for-farn.

?a1400 (a1338) R. Mannyng Chron. (Petyt) ii. 191 Welnere he com to late.

1488 (c1478) Hary Actis & Deidis Schir William Wallace (Adv.) (1968–9) i. l. 438 He for wo weyle ner worthit to weide.

a1500 (a1460) Towneley Plays (1994) I. xiii. 142 Wel-ner at the fyrst cok.

a1547 Earl of Surrey Poems (1964) 9 He lettes me to pursue a conquest well nere woon.

1578 G. Best True Disc. Passage to Cathaya ii. 24 The daye was well neare spent.

1623 tr. A. Favyn Theater of Honour & Knight-hood ii. i. 69 Who liued (well-neare) at the same time as the Geographer.

1627 M. Drayton Nimphidia in Battaile Agincourt 129 Who then had well-neere crack'd her spleene With very extreame laughter.

1656 P. Heylyn Surv. Estate France 298 Well-neer three miles in circuit.

1701 W. Wotton Hist. Rome iv. 60 The Public Stock was well near exhausted.

1719 D. Defoe Life Robinson Crusoe 52 The last Time of these two had well near been fatal to me.

1880 M. A. Courtney W. Cornwall Words in M. A. Courtney & T. Q. Couch Gloss. Words Cornwall (at cited word) There were well-near a hundred people in the field.

1881 S. Evans Evans's Leicestershire Words (new ed.) Well-near, an occasional var. of Welly, but not nearly so common.

1912 W. Carleton Thousand More Verses 69 Summer is well near over—the days will soon be cool.

1966 Billboard 19 Nov. 62/5 An accurate, persuasive performance that was well near perfect.

2005 D. S. Reddy Relig. Identity & Polit. Destiny (2006) v. 179 It is well-near impossible..to think of the modern River Ganges without thinking also of the place of this most sacred of waters in Hindu belief.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	well-near
释义	well-nearadv. Brit. /ˌwɛlˈnɪə/, U.S. /ˌwɛlˈnɪ(ə)r/ Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and near adv.² Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., near adv.² Etymology: < well adv. + near adv.² Compare earlier well-nigh adv. Very nearly; = well-nigh adv.By the late 19th cent. chiefly English regional, but revived in wider use in the 20th cent. Now chiefly modifying adjectives. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > similarity > [adverb] > almost or nearly nigheOE well-nigheOE forneanc1000 well-nearc1175 almostc1261 nighwhatc1300 nearhandc1350 nigh handa1375 nigh handsa1375 as good asc1390 into (right) littlea1413 unto litea1420 nigh byc1430 nearbyc1485 near handsa1500 as near as1517 mosta1538 next door1542 wellmost1548 all but1590 anewst1590 uneath1590 next to1611 nearlya1616 thereaboutsa1616 welly1615 thereabout1664 within (an) ames-ace ofa1670 anear1675 pretty much1682 three parts1711 newsta1728 only not1779 partly1781 in all but name1824 just about1836 nentes1854 near1855 nar1859 just1860 not-quite1870 nearabouta1878 effectively1884 nigh on1887 the world > relative properties > quantity > approximate quantity or amount > [adverb] > nearly (of amount) well-nigheOE nighOE well-nearc1175 almostc1261 nighwhatc1300 nara1400 neara1400 anighsta1425 muchwhata1513 wellmost1548 most1629 nighly1694 nearly1769 partly1781 mostly1805 most1808 mostlings1816 about1827 nearabouts1834 fairly1840 welly1859 approaching1951 c1175 Ormulum (Burchfield transcript) l. 15517 An wif þatt wass þurrh blodless flod. Well ner all brohht to dæþe. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 4760 Þan iacob and his suns warn For defaut wel ner for-farn. ?a1400 (a1338) R. Mannyng Chron. (Petyt) ii. 191 Welnere he com to late. 1488 (c1478) Hary Actis & Deidis Schir William Wallace (Adv.) (1968–9) i. l. 438 He for wo weyle ner worthit to weide. a1500 (a1460) Towneley Plays (1994) I. xiii. 142 Wel-ner at the fyrst cok. a1547 Earl of Surrey Poems (1964) 9 He lettes me to pursue a conquest well nere woon. 1578 G. Best True Disc. Passage to Cathaya ii. 24 The daye was well neare spent. 1623 tr. A. Favyn Theater of Honour & Knight-hood ii. i. 69 Who liued (well-neare) at the same time as the Geographer. 1627 M. Drayton Nimphidia in Battaile Agincourt 129 Who then had well-neere crack'd her spleene With very extreame laughter. 1656 P. Heylyn Surv. Estate France 298 Well-neer three miles in circuit. 1701 W. Wotton Hist. Rome iv. 60 The Public Stock was well near exhausted. 1719 D. Defoe Life Robinson Crusoe 52 The last Time of these two had well near been fatal to me. 1880 M. A. Courtney W. Cornwall Words in M. A. Courtney & T. Q. Couch Gloss. Words Cornwall (at cited word) There were well-near a hundred people in the field. 1881 S. Evans Evans's Leicestershire Words (new ed.) Well-near, an occasional var. of Welly, but not nearly so common. 1912 W. Carleton Thousand More Verses 69 Summer is well near over—the days will soon be cool. 1966 Billboard 19 Nov. 62/5 An accurate, persuasive performance that was well near perfect. 2005 D. S. Reddy Relig. Identity & Polit. Destiny (2006) v. 179 It is well-near impossible..to think of the modern River Ganges without thinking also of the place of this most sacred of waters in Hindu belief. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adv.c1175
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