Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adverb Near in time, place, or relationship.
- adverb Nearly; almost.
- adjective Being near in time, place, or relationship; close.
- adjective Being on the left side of an animal or vehicle.
- adjective Being the animal or vehicle on the left.
- preposition Not far from; near.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Being close at hand; being near.
- Near in relationship or interest; closely allied, as by blood.
- Penurious; stingy; close; near: as, a nigh customer.
- On the left: as, the nigh horse.
- To come nigh; draw near; approach.
- To come near to; approach.
- Close at hand; not far distant in time or place; at hand; near.
- Closely.
- Near the quick; keenly; bitterly.
- Nearly; almost; within a little (of being).
- Near to; at no great distance from.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb In a situation near in place or time, or in the course of events; near.
- adverb Almost; nearly.
- adjective Not distant or remote in place or time; near.
- adjective Not remote in degree, kindred, circumstances, etc.; closely allied; intimate.
- preposition Near to; not remote or distant from.
- verb obsolete To draw nigh (to); to approach; to come near.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective archaic, poetic
near , close by, almost - verb To
draw nigh (to); toapproach ; tocome near . - adverb
almost ,nearly - preposition
near ;close to
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb near in time or place or relationship
- adverb (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
- adjective being on the left side
- adjective not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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For those of us currently deluged with work, stretching from one week to another, or simply those who work on many different things, tracking down when an event is happening in nigh impossible.
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This is a collaboration between three incredibly talented fantasists, two of whom have done so much work together that they clearly are in nigh-psychic communication with one another.
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Thus did God graciously provide for the keeping up of religion among them, and that they might have the word nigh them; yet, blessed be God, we, under the gospel, have it yet nigher, not only
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Marriage problems have also blighted his year and, after many sleepless nights deliberating how to make his four wildcard picks, a task he described as nigh on impossible, next Friday cannot come soon enough for Montgomerie.
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“The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth” Romans 10:8.
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Chapter 22 1. Now the feast of unleavened bread drew nigh, which is called the Passover.
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Chapter 22 1. Now the feast of unleavened bread drew nigh, which is called the Passover.
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And then is there another church right nigh, that is clept NOTRE
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There may men see many foul figure assembled, and namely nigh the good towns.
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Now the feast of unleavened bread drew nigh, which is called the passover.
Luke 22. 1999
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"The end of days is extremely fucking nigh"--28 Days Later
August 14, 2007
seanahan commented on the word nigh
Day is done, Gone the sun, From the sea, From the hills, From the sky, All is well, Safely rest, God is nigh,
August 15, 2007
oroboros commented on the word nigh
Nigh high. Sigh. And with an 'e', a horse comment.
August 15, 2007
pterodactyl commented on the word nigh
Neigh? Nay!
April 29, 2008