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nigh
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
nigh
(adverb)
well–nigh
(adverb)
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nigh
/
ˈ
naɪ/
adverb
nigh
/
ˈ
naɪ/
adverb
Learner's definition of NIGH
old-fashioned + literary
1
:
close in time or place
:
near
The snow is melting. Spring is
nigh
.
Morning was drawing
nigh
. [=it was almost morning]
The end is
nigh
.
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2
:
almost or nearly
It would be
nigh
impossible to fix it.
a
nigh
perfect evening
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often +
on, onto
, or
unto
We've lived here for
nigh on
40 years. [=almost 40 years]
nigh onto
a century
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well-nigh
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