nigh

Who acts: end, It, people, thou, children, word · What happens: mean, be, take, use, draw, fight · To what, where: everyday speech, peace, tent, sin, mouth, word · Speech: someone speaks here

«nigh» in the Judaism dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 15 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: nigh in the Judaism dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: old — kept apart, not parsed.

Nigh means near, either in place or in time: «The end is nigh».

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Nigh	nigh	ADV	_	2 means	advmod
2	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	near	near	ADV	_	2 means	advmod
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 place	punct
5	either	either	CCONJ	_	7 place	cc:preconj
6	in	in	ADP	_	7 place	case
7	place	place	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 means	parataxis
8	or	or	CCONJ	_	10 time	cc
9	in	in	ADP	_	10 time	case
10	time	time	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 place	conj
11	:	:	PUNCT	_	16 nigh	punct
12	«	«	PUNCT	_	16 nigh	punct
13	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 end	det
14	end	end	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 nigh	nsubj
15	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	16 nigh	cop
16	nigh	nigh	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 means	parataxis
17	»	»	PUNCT	_	16 nigh	punct
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mean	present						near, nigh property	vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	is in a quote	present	the end					nigh property	tree rules

One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

Meaning 2

Nigh on or well nigh means almost or nearly: «It took nigh on an hour».

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Nigh	nigh	ADV	_	2 on	advmod
2	on	on	ADV	_	6 means	nsubj
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	5 nigh	cc
4	well	well	ADV	Degree=Pos	5 nigh	advmod
5	nigh	nigh	ADV	_	2 on	conj
6	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	almost	almost	ADV	_	6 means	advmod
8	or	or	CCONJ	_	9 nearly	cc
9	nearly	nearly	ADV	_	7 almost	conj
10	:	:	PUNCT	_	13 took	punct
11	«	«	PUNCT	_	13 took	punct
12	It	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	13 took	nsubj
13	took	take	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 means	parataxis
14	nigh	nigh	ADV	_	13 took	advmod
15	on	on	ADP	_	17 hour	case
16	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	17 hour	det
17	hour	hour	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 took	obl
18	»	»	PUNCT	_	13 took	punct
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mean	present						almost property	vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	take in a quote	past	It				hour	nigh property	vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent

Meaning 3

Usage: UK, dialect — kept apart, not parsed.

Some people in parts of England still use «nigh» in everyday speech for near.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Some	some	DET	PronType=Ind	2 people	det
2	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 use	nsubj
3	in	in	ADP	_	4 parts	case
4	parts	part	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 people	nmod
5	of	of	ADP	_	6 England	case
6	England	England	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 parts	nmod
7	still	still	ADV	_	8 use	advmod
8	use	use	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
9	«	«	PUNCT	_	10 nigh	punct
10	nigh	nigh	ADV	_	8 use	advmod
11	»	»	PUNCT	_	10 nigh	punct
12	in	in	ADP	_	14 speech	case
13	everyday	everyday	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 speech	amod
14	speech	speech	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 use	obl
15	for	for	ADP	_	16 near	case
16	near	near	ADV	_	8 use	obl
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 use	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	present	some people in parts of England			everyday speech	still	nigh property	vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 1

When thou drawest nigh unto a city to fight against it, then proclaim peace unto it. (Torah DEU.20.10, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: When thou drawest nigh unto a city to fight against it, then proclaim peace unto it.

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	When	when	ADV	PronType=Int	3 drawest	advmod
2	thou	thou	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch	3 drawest	nsubj
3	drawest	draw	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	nigh	nigh	ADV	_	3 drawest	advmod
5	unto	unto	ADP	_	7 city	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 city	det
7	city	city	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 drawest	obl
8	to	to	PART	_	9 fight	mark
9	fight	fight	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 drawest	advcl
10	against	against	ADP	_	11 it	case
11	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	9 fight	obl
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 proclaim	punct
13	then	then	ADV	PronType=Dem	14 proclaim	advmod
14	proclaim	proclaim	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	9 fight	conj
15	peace	peace	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 proclaim	obj
16	unto	unto	ADP	_	17 it	case
17	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	14 proclaim	obl
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 drawest	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	when	other	roles by
1	draw	present	thou			unto a city; nigh property	vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	fight	to-infinitive	thou not said here			against city	vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	proclaim	infinitive	thou not said here	peace	then	unto peace	vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent peace=Theme

Sentence 2: (Torah DEU.20.10, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	3 DEU.20.10	punct
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 DEU.20.10	compound
3	DEU.20.10	DEU.20.10	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 DEU.20.10	conj
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 JPS	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	3 DEU.20.10	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 2

And henceforth the children of Israel shall not come nigh the tent of meeting, lest they bear sin, and die. (Torah NUM.18.22, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: And henceforth the children of Israel shall not come nigh the tent of meeting, lest they bear sin, and die.

The tree, 20 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	And	and	CCONJ	_	9 come	cc
2	henceforth	henceforth	ADV	_	9 come	advmod
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 children	det
4	children	child	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 come	nsubj
5	of	of	ADP	_	6 Israel	case
6	Israel	Israel	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 children	nmod
7	shall	shall	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	9 come	aux
8	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	9 come	advmod
9	come	come	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
10	nigh	nigh	ADV	_	9 come	advmod
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 tent	det
12	tent	tent	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 come	obj
13	of	of	ADP	_	14 meeting	case
14	meeting	meeting	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 tent	nmod
15	,	,	PUNCT	_	18 bear	punct
16	lest	lest	SCONJ	_	18 bear	mark
17	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	18 bear	nsubj
18	bear	bear	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	9 come	parataxis
19	sin	sin	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 bear	obj
20	,	,	PUNCT	_	22 die	punct
21	and	and	CCONJ	_	22 die	cc
22	die	die	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	18 bear	conj
23	.	.	PUNCT	_	9 come	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	not come	shall	the children of Israel	the tent of meeting	henceforth, nigh property	vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location tent=Theme
2	bear	present	children = child	sin		vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sin=Patient
3	die	infinitive	children = child not said here			vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute

Sentence 2: (Torah NUM.18.22, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	3 NUM.18.22	punct
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 NUM.18.22	compound
3	NUM.18.22	NUM.18.22	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 NUM.18.22	conj
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 JPS	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	3 NUM.18.22	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 3

But the word is very nigh unto thee, in thy mouth, and in thy heart, that thou mayest do it. (Torah DEU.30.14, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: But the word is very nigh unto thee, in thy mouth, and in thy heart, that thou mayest do it.

The tree, 20 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	But	but	CCONJ	_	12 mouth	cc
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 word	det
3	word	word	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 mouth	nsubj
4	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	12 mouth	cop
5	very	very	ADV	_	6 nigh	advmod
6	nigh	nigh	ADV	_	12 mouth	advmod
7	unto	unto	ADP	_	8 thee	case
8	thee	thou	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch	12 mouth	obl
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 mouth	punct
10	in	in	ADP	_	12 mouth	case
11	thy	thy	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs Style=Arch	12 mouth	nmod:poss
12	mouth	mouth	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	22 do	punct
14	and	and	CCONJ	_	22 do	cc
15	in	in	ADP	_	17 heart	case
16	thy	thy	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs Style=Arch	17 heart	nmod:poss
17	heart	heart	NOUN	Number=Sing	22 do	obl
18	,	,	PUNCT	_	17 heart	punct
19	that	that	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	22 do	nsubj
20	thou	thou	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch	22 do	nsubj
21	mayest	may	AUX	Style=Arch VerbForm=Fin	22 do	aux
22	do	do	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	12 mouth	conj
23	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	22 do	obj
24	.	.	PUNCT	_	12 mouth	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	the word			thy mouth		unto thee; nigh property	tree rules
2	do	may	that	word		thy heart			vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality

Sentence 2: (Torah DEU.30.14, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	3 DEU.30.14	punct
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 DEU.30.14	compound
3	DEU.30.14	DEU.30.14	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 DEU.30.14	conj
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 JPS	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	3 DEU.30.14	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 4

Thou art nigh, O LORD; and all Thy commandments are truth. (Writings PSA.119.151, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: Thou art nigh, O LORD; and all Thy commandments are truth.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Thou	thou	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch	2 art	nsubj
2	art	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	nigh	nigh	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 art	xcomp
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 LORD	punct
5	O	o	INTJ	_	6 LORD	discourse
6	LORD	LORD	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 nigh	obl
7	;	;	PUNCT	_	13 truth	punct
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	13 truth	cc
9	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	11 commandments	det
10	Thy	thy	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs Style=Arch	11 commandments	nmod:poss
11	commandments	commandment	NOUN	Number=Plur	13 truth	nsubj
12	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	13 truth	cop
13	truth	truth	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 art	parataxis
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 art	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Thy commandments	truth					tree rules
2	command		Thy						nom commandment «communication transitive»: poss=agent

Sentence 2: (Writings PSA.119.151, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 Writings	punct
2	Writings	writing	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
3	PSA.119.151	PSA.119.151	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Writings	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 PSA.119.151	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 PSA.119.151	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Writings	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 5

They draw nigh that follow after wickedness; they are far from Thy law. (Writings PSA.119.150, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: They draw nigh that follow after wickedness; they are far from Thy law.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	They	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 draw	nsubj
2	draw	draw	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	nigh	nigh	ADV	_	2 draw	advmod
4	that	that	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	5 follow	nsubj
5	follow	follow	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 draw	conj
6	after	after	ADP	_	7 wickedness	case
7	wickedness	wickedness	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 follow	obl
8	;	;	PUNCT	_	14 law	punct
9	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	14 law	nsubj
10	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	14 law	cop
11	far	far	ADV	Degree=Pos	14 law	advmod
12	from	from	ADP	_	14 law	case
13	Thy	thy	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs Style=Arch	14 law	nmod:poss
14	law	law	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 draw	obl
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 draw	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	where	when	other	roles by
1	draw	present	They			nigh property	vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	follow	present	that		after wickedness		vn chase-51.6 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent after wickedness=Theme
3	is	present	they	Thy law		far property	tree rules

Sentence 2: (Writings PSA.119.150, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 Writings	punct
2	Writings	writing	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
3	PSA.119.150	PSA.119.150	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Writings	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 PSA.119.150	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 PSA.119.150	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Writings	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 6

Draw nigh unto my soul, and redeem it; ransom me because of mine enemies. (Writings PSA.69.19, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: Draw nigh unto my soul, and redeem it; ransom me because of mine enemies.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Draw	draw	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	nigh	nigh	ADV	_	1 Draw	advmod
3	unto	unto	ADP	_	5 soul	case
4	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 soul	nmod:poss
5	soul	soul	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Draw	obl
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 redeem	punct
7	and	and	CCONJ	_	8 redeem	cc
8	redeem	redeem	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	1 Draw	conj
9	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	8 redeem	obj
10	;	;	PUNCT	_	11 ransom	punct
11	ransom	ransom	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	1 Draw	conj
12	me	I	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	11 ransom	obj
13	because	because	ADP	ExtPos=ADP	16 enemies	case
14	of	of	ADP	_	13 because	fixed
15	mine	my	PRON	Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	16 enemies	nsubj
16	enemies	enemy	NOUN	Number=Plur	11 ransom	obl
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Draw	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	draw	imperative	you not said here		unto my soul; nigh property	vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	redeem	infinitive	you not said here	soul		vn steal-10.5 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme
3	ransom	infinitive	you not said here	me	because enemies	tree rules

Sentence 2: (Writings PSA.69.19, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 Writings	punct
2	Writings	writing	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
3	PSA.69.19	PSA.69.19	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Writings	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 PSA.69.19	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 PSA.69.19	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Writings	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 7

The end is nigh! shouted the man with the sign.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 end	det
2	end	end	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 nigh	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 nigh	cop
4	nigh	nigh	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	!	!	PUNCT	_	6 shouted	punct
6	shouted	shout	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 nigh	conj
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 man	det
8	man	man	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 shouted	obj
9	with	with	ADP	_	11 sign	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 sign	det
11	sign	sign	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 man	nmod
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 nigh	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	the end					nigh property	tree rules
2	shout speech: express	past	the end not said here	the man				with the sign	vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent man=Topic

Example 8

Winter is drawing nigh.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Winter	Winter	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 drawing	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 drawing	aux
3	drawing	draw	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
4	nigh	nigh	ADV	_	3 drawing	advmod
5	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 drawing	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	draw	present · progressive	Winter					nigh property	vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 9

It was well nigh impossible to see in the fog.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	It	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	5 impossible	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 impossible	cop
3	well	well	ADV	Degree=Pos	5 impossible	advmod
4	nigh	nigh	ADV	_	5 impossible	advmod
5	impossible	impossible	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
6	to	to	PART	_	7 see	mark
7	see	see	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 impossible	xcomp
8	in	in	ADP	_	10 fog	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 fog	det
10	fog	fog	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 see	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 impossible	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	It					impossible, nigh, well property	tree rules
2	see	to-infinitive				the fog			vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer

Example 10

We waited nigh on two hours for the bus.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	We	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	2 waited	nsubj
2	waited	wait	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	nigh	nigh	ADV	_	2 waited	advmod
4	on	on	ADP	_	6 hours	case
5	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	6 hours	nummod
6	hours	hour	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 waited	obl
7	for	for	ADP	_	9 bus	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 bus	det
9	bus	bus	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 waited	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 waited	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	wait	past	We				hour	for the bus; nigh property	vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 11

(Bible) «The kingdom of God is nigh at hand.»

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 Bible	punct
2	Bible	Bible	PROPN	Number=Sing	10 nigh	nsubj
3	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Bible	punct
4	«	«	PUNCT	_	6 kingdom	punct
5	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 kingdom	det
6	kingdom	kingdom	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 nigh	nsubj
7	of	of	ADP	_	8 God	case
8	God	God	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 kingdom	nmod
9	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	10 nigh	cop
10	nigh	nigh	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
11	at	at	ADP	_	12 hand	case
12	hand	hand	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 nigh	obl
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	10 nigh	punct
14	»	»	PUNCT	_	10 nigh	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is in a quote	present	Bible			hand		nigh property	tree rules

Example 12

The knight rode nigh to the castle.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 knight	det
2	knight	knight	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 rode	nsubj
3	rode	ride	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	nigh	nigh	ADV	_	3 rode	advmod
5	to	to	ADP	_	7 castle	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 castle	det
7	castle	castle	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 rode	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 rode	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	ride	past	the knight			the castle		nigh property	vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent to castle=Trajectory

Example 13

Bedtime is nigh, so brush your teeth.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Bedtime	bedtime	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 nigh	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 nigh	cop
3	nigh	nigh	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 brush	punct
5	so	so	ADV	_	6 brush	advmod
6	brush	brush	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 nigh	conj
7	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	8 teeth	nmod:poss
8	teeth	tooth	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 brush	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 nigh	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	Bedtime					nigh property	tree rules
2	brush	infinitive	Bedtime not said here	your teeth					vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent tooth=Theme

Example 14

Grandad says it's nigh on ten miles to the coast.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Grandad	Grandad	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 says	nsubj
2	says	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	8 miles	nsubj
4	's	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 miles	cop
5	nigh	nigh	ADV	_	8 miles	advmod
6	on	on	ADP	_	8 miles	case
7	ten	ten	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	8 miles	nummod
8	miles	mile	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 says	ccomp
9	to	to	ADP	_	11 coast	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 coast	det
11	coast	coast	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 miles	nmod
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 says	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	say speech: assert	present	Grandad						vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
2	is	present	it					on ten miles; to the coast; nigh property	tree rules

Example 15

After running seven miles or so, Pinocchio was well-nigh exhausted.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	After	after	SCONJ	_	2 running	mark
2	running	run	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	13 exhausted	advcl
3	seven	seven	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	4 miles	nummod
4	miles	mile	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 running	obj
5	or	or	CCONJ	_	6 so	cc
6	so	so	ADV	_	2 running	conj
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 running	punct
8	Pinocchio	Pinocchio	PROPN	Number=Sing	13 exhausted	nsubj:pass
9	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	13 exhausted	aux:pass
10	well	well	ADV	Degree=Pos	13 exhausted	advmod
11	-	-	PUNCT	_	10 well	punct
12	nigh	nigh	ADV	_	13 exhausted	advmod
13	exhausted	exhaust	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	13 exhausted	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	run	gerund		seven miles					vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme mile=Trajectory
2	exhaust	past · passive		Pinocchio				nigh, well property	vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Experiencer

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