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nigh

nigh
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [nahy]
    • /naɪ/
    • /naɪ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [nahy]
    • /naɪ/

Definitions of nigh word

  • adverb nigh near in space, time, or relation: The time draws nigh. 1
  • adverb nigh nearly; almost; (often followed by on or onto): nigh onto twenty years. 1
  • adjective nigh near; approaching: Evening is nigh. 1
  • adjective nigh short or direct: to take the nighest route. 1
  • adjective nigh (of an animal or vehicle) being on the left side: to be astride the nigh horse. 1
  • adjective nigh Archaic. parsimonious; stingy. 1

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Origin of nigh

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English nigh(e), neye, Old English nēah, nēh, cognate with Dutch na, German nahe, Old Norse nā-, Gothic nehw, nehwa; cf. near, next

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Parts of speech for Nigh

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

nigh popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for nigh

adjective nigh

  • imminent — likely to occur at any moment; impending: Her death is imminent.
  • close — When you close something such as a door or lid or when it closes, it moves so that a hole, gap, or opening is covered.
  • near — close; to a point or place not far away: Come near so I won't have to shout.
  • approaching — coming closer in time
  • coming — A coming event or time is an event or time that will happen soon.

adverb nigh

  • just about — more or less
  • virtually — for the most part; almost wholly; just about: He is virtually unknown.

preposition nigh

  • by — If something is done by a person or thing, that person or thing does it.
  • by way of — You use by way of when you are explaining the purpose of something that you have said or are about to say. For example, if you say something by way of an introduction, you say it as an introduction.
  • circa — Circa is used in front of a particular year to say that this is the approximate date when something happened or was made.

Antonyms for nigh

adjective nigh

  • remote — far apart; far distant in space; situated at some distance away: the remote jungles of Brazil.

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