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  Nigh \Nigh\ (n[imac]), a. [Compar. Nigher (n[imac]"[~e]r);
     superl. Nighest, or Next (n[e^]kst).] [OE. nigh, neigh,
     neih, AS. ne['a]h, n[=e]h; akin to D. na, adv., OS. n[=a]h,
     a., OHG. n[=a]h, G. nah, a., nach to, after, Icel. n[=a] (in
     comp.) nigh, Goth. n[=e]hw, n[=e]hwa, adv., nigh. Cf. Near,
     Neighbor, Next.]
     1. Not distant or remote in place or time; near.
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              The loud tumult shows the battle nigh. --Prior.
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     2. Not remote in degree, kindred, circumstances, etc.;
        closely allied; intimate. ``Nigh kinsmen.'' --Knolles.
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              Ye . . . are made nigh by the blood of Christ.
                                                    --Eph. ii. 13.
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     Syn: Near; close; adjacent; contiguous; present; neighboring.
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  Nigh \Nigh\, adv. [AS. ne['a]h, n[=e]h. See Nigh, a.]
     1. In a situation near in place or time, or in the course of
        events; near.
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              He was sick, nigh unto death.         --Phil. ii.
                                                    27.
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              He drew not nigh unheard; the angel bright,
              Ere he drew nigh, his radiant visage turned.
                                                    --Milton.
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     2. Almost; nearly; as, he was nigh dead.
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  Nigh \Nigh\, v. t. & i.
     To draw nigh (to); to approach; to come near. [Obs.] --Wyclif
     (Matt. iii. 2).
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  Nigh \Nigh\, prep.
     Near to; not remote or distant from. ``was not this nigh
     shore?'' --Shak.
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  Nigh \Nigh\, prep.
     Near to; not remote or distant from. ``was not this nigh
     shore?'' --Shak.

  Nigh \Nigh\, a. [Compar. Nigher; superl. Nighest, or
     Next.] [OE. nigh, neigh, neih, AS. ne['a]h, n?h; akin to D.
     na, adv., OS. n[=a]h, a., OHG. n[=a]h, G. nah, a., nach to,
     after, Icel. n[=a] (in comp.) nigh, Goth. n?hw, n?hwa, adv.,
     nigh. Cf. Near, Neighbor, Next.]
     1. Not distant or remote in place or time; near.
  
              The loud tumult shows the battle nigh. --Prior.
  
     2. Not remote in degree, kindred, circumstances, etc.;
        closely allied; intimate. ``Nigh kinsmen.'' --Knolles.
  
              Ye . . . are made nigh by the blood of Christ.
                                                    --Eph. ii. 13.
  
     Syn: Near; close; adjacent; contiguous; present; neighboring.

  Nigh \Nigh\, adv. [AS. ne['a]h, n?h. See Nigh, a.]
     1. In a situation near in place or time, or in the course of
        events; near.
  
              He was sick, nigh unto death.         --Phil. ii.
                                                    27.
  
              He drew not nigh unheard; the angel bright, Ere he
              drew nigh, his radiant visage turned. --Milton.
  
     2. Almost; nearly; as, he was nigh dead.

  Nigh \Nigh\, v. t. & i.
     To draw nigh (to); to approach; to come near. [Obs.] --Wyclif
     (Matt. iii. 2).

  nigh
       adj 1: 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" [syn: near(a), nigh(a)]
       2: near in space or time
       adv 1: 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" [syn: near, close]
       2: (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite
          accomplished; `near' is sometimes used informally for
          `nearly' and `most' is sometimes used informally for
          `almost'; "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" [syn: about, just about, almost, most,
           all but, nearly, near, virtually, well-nigh]

  nigh
     Irish vb.
     (lb ga ambitransitive) (l en wash)
     Scottish Gaelic vb.
     1 wash, cleanse, purify
     2 bathe
     Scottish Gaelic n.
     1 daughter
     2 niece

  Nigh
     n.
     1 (surname: en).
     2 # (surname en from=Middle English)
     3 # (surname en from=German)

  nigh
     a.
     (lb en archaic poetic) near, close by
     adv.
     almost, nearly.
     alt.
     almost, nearly.
     prep.
     near; close to
     vb.
     (lb en ambitransitive) to draw nigh (to); to approach; to come near

  Nigh
     n.
     1 (surname: en).
     2 # (surname en from=Middle English)
     3 # (surname en from=German)

  nigh
     Irish vb.
     (lb ga ambitransitive) (l en wash)
     Scottish Gaelic vb.
     1 wash, cleanse, purify
     2 bathe
     Scottish Gaelic n.
     1 daughter
     2 niece

  Nigh
     n.
     1 (surname: en).
     2 # (surname en from=Middle English)
     3 # (surname en from=German)

  nigh
     Irish vb.
     (lb ga ambitransitive) (l en wash)
     Scottish Gaelic vb.
     1 wash, cleanse, purify
     2 bathe
     Scottish Gaelic n.
     1 daughter
     2 niece

  Nigh
     n.
     1 (surname: en).
     2 # (surname en from=Middle English)
     3 # (surname en from=German)

  nigh
     Englanti a.
     (yhteys vanhahtava ylätyyli k=en) lähellä
     Englanti adv.
     (yhteys vanha ylätyyli k=en) lähes

  Nigh /nˈaɪ/
  إقترب منه

  nigh //naɪ// 
  близък
  near, close by

  nigh //naɪ// 
  почти
  almost; nearly

  nigh //naɪ// 
  наблизо
  near, close to

  nigh //naɪ// 
  доближавам се, приближавам се
  to approach

  nigh /nˈaɪ/
   [bás] blízko

  nigh /nˈaɪ/
  nahe 
     Synonym: near
  

  nigh //naɪ// 
  läheinen, likeinen
  near, close by

  nigh //naɪ// 
  lähes, melkein, miltei
  almost; nearly

  nigh //naɪ// 
  liki, lähellä
  near, close to

  nigh //naɪ// 
  lähestyä
  to approach

  nigh /nˈaɪ/ 
  1. लगभग
        "Spend nigh on Rs.5oo on dresses."

  nigh /nˈaɪ/ 
  1. पास

  nigh /nˈaɪ/
  blizak, blizu, gotovo, pokraj, pored, skoro, srodan, u blizini, uskoro

  nigh /nˈaɪ/
  közel

  nigh //naɪ// 
  近い
  near, close by

  nigh //naɪ// 
  när, nära
  near, close by

  nigh //naɪ// 
  närpå, nästan
  almost; nearly

  nigh //naɪ// 
  närma
  to approach

  nigh /nˈaɪ/
  1. (edat), yakın
  2. hemen hemen, az daha
  3. (edat) yakın
  4. elde hazır.

  
/ˈnaɪ/

  NIGHT. That space of time during which the sun is below the horizon of the 
  earth, except, that short space which precedes its rising and follows its 
  setting, during which, by its light, the countenance of a man may be 
  discerned. I Hale, P. C. 550; 3 Inst. 63; 4 Bl. Com. 224; 1 Hawk. P. C. 101; 
  3 Chit. Cr. Law, 1093; 2 Leach, 710; Bac. Ab. Burglary, D; 2 East, P. C. 
  509; 2 Russ. Cr. 32; Rosc. Cr. Ev. 278; 7 Dane's Ab. 134. 
  
  

  96 Moby Thesaurus words for "nigh":
     about, all but, almost, along toward, approach, approaching,
     approximate, approximating, arm-in-arm, around, as good as, aside,
     at close quarters, at hand, at next hand, beside, bordering on,
     burning, by, cheek-by-jowl, circa, close, close about,
     close at hand, close by, close to, close upon, closely, come near,
     converge, counterclockwise, draw near, draw nigh, fast by,
     hand-in-hand, hard, hard by, hard on, hereabout, hereabouts, hot,
     immediate, in spitting distance, intimate, just about, larboard,
     left, left-hand, left-wing, left-wingish, levorotatory, liberal,
     near, near at hand, near the mark, near to, near upon, nearabout,
     nearabouts, nearby, nearing, nearish, nearly, next door to,
     nigh about, nighhand, nighish, not far, not far from, not quite,
     only a step, port, pretty near, propinque, proximal, proximate,
     radical, round, side-by-side, sinister, sinistral,
     sinistrocerebral, sinistrocular, sinistrogyrate, sinistrorse,
     thereabout, thereabouts, verging on, verging upon, vicinal, warm,
     well-nigh, within call, within earshot, within hearing,
     within reach
  
  

  a. 在附近的;
  ad. 在附近地;
  prep. 近于;

     a. 在附近的
     ad. 在附近地
     prep. 近于