nigh
adverb/naɪ/
/naɪ/
- nigh on (old-fashioned) almost; nearly
- They've lived in that house for nigh on 30 years.
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- (old use or literary) near
- Winter was drawing nigh.
Word OriginOld English nēh, nēah, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch na, German nah. Compare with near.
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