Added 9 October 2026

nigh

/naɪ/ adjective

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Near, close by.
The end is nigh!
Not remote in degree, kindred, circumstances, etc.; closely allied; intimate.

verb

to draw nigh (to); to approach; to come near

adverb

Almost, nearly.
We talked for nigh on to two hours.

preposition

near; close to

Origin

Inherited from Middle English neygh, from Old English nēah, from Proto-West Germanic *nāhw, from Proto-Germanic *nēhw, from *nēhwaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂neḱ- (“to reach”).

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