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nigh
(nī)adv. nigh·er, nigh·est
1. Near in time, place, or relationship: Evening draws nigh.
2. Nearly; almost: It is nigh impossible to get tickets now.
adj. nigher, nighest
1. Being near in time, place, or relationship; close: sick and nigh to death.
2.
a. Being on the left side of an animal or vehicle: pulling hard on the nigh rein.
b. Being the animal or vehicle on the left: the nigh horse.
prep.
Not far from; near.
[Middle English neigh, from Old English nēah, nēh.]
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nigh
(naɪ)adj, adv, prep
an archaic, poetic, or dialect word for near
[Old English nēah, nēh; related to German nah, Old Frisian nei. Compare near, next]
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nigh
(naɪ)adv., adj. nigh•er, nigh•est,
prep., v. adv.
1. near in space, time, or relation.
2. nearly; almost (often fol. by on or onto).
adj. 3. near; approaching.
4. short or direct.
5. (of an animal or vehicle) being on the left side.
prep. 6. near.
v.i., v.t. 7. Archaic. approach.
[before 900; Middle English nigh(e), neye, Old English nēah, nēh, c. Old Frisian nēi, nī, Old Saxon, Old High German nāh (German nahe), Old Norse nā-, Gothic nehwa; compare near, next]
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Adj. | 1. | nigh - not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances; "near neighbors"; "in the near future"; "they are near equals"; "his nearest approach to success"; "a very near thing"; "a near hit by the bomb"; "she was near tears"; "she was close to tears"; "had a close call" |
2. | nigh - being on the left side; "the near or nigh horse is the one on the left"; "the animal's left side is its near or nigh side" left - being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north; "my left hand"; "left center field"; "the left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream" | |
Adv. | 1. | nigh - near in time or place or relationship; "as the wedding day drew near"; "stood near the door"; "don't shoot until they come near"; "getting near to the true explanation"; "her mother is always near"; "The end draws nigh"; "the bullet didn't come close"; "don't get too close to the fire" |
2. | nigh - (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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nigh
adverb
1. almost, about, nearly, close to, practically, approximately Accurate earthquake prediction is well nigh impossible.
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nigh
adverbadjectiveNot far from another in space, time, or relation:
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Translations
كلِمَة قديمَه بِمَعْنى: قَريب
blízko
nær
nálægur, nærri
tuvutuvumā
nigh
(o.f.) [naɪ] (liter)Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
nigh
adv
prep (old, liter) → nahe (+dat)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
nigh
[naɪ] (old)1. adv
a. (close) → prossimo/a, vicino/a
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
nigh
(nai) adverb an old word for near.
ˈwell-nigh nearly; almost. It was well-nigh midnight when he arrived.
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