nigh

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/naɪ/

adj 2name 2verb 1adv 1prep 1

Collocations

ADJ.

fresh, impossible, longer, melted, musty, other, pretty

VERB + NIGH

behold, came, come, dared, drawing, draws, end, said

NIGH + NOUN

ambush, cersei-level, evening, hither, sun, wilt

PREP.

in, off, off, on

ADV.

ever, indeed

Definitions

adj

Near, close by.

The end is nigh!

Daybreak is drawing nigh.

Not remote in degree, kindred, circumstances, etc.; closely allied; intimate.

Ye […] are made nigh by the blood of Christ.

verb

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

When the charnel-eyed Pale Horse has nighed

adv

Almost, nearly.

So, after a spell, he decided to make the best of it and shoved us into the front parlor.[…]It looked like a tomb and smelt pretty nigh as musty and dead-and-gone.

Hell of a surprise in the seventh season premiere of Game Of Thrones. Arya Stark, fresh off a nigh Cersei-level ambush of the Frey household, comes upon a small campfire surrounded by fresh-faced red cloaks.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances

adverb — (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomp

adverb — near in time or place or relationship

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

The end is nigh!

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Daybreak is drawing nigh.

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For with ſuch puiſſance and impetuous maine / Thoſe Champions broke on them, that forſt the fly, / Like ſcattered Sheepe, whenas the Shepherds ſwaine / A Lyon and a Tigre doth eſpye, / With greedy pac

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When the charnel-eyed Pale Horse has nighed

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So, after a spell, he decided to make the best of it and shoved us into the front parlor.[…]It looked like a tomb and smelt pretty nigh as musty and dead-and-gone.

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Hell of a surprise in the seventh season premiere of Game Of Thrones. Arya Stark, fresh off a nigh Cersei-level ambush of the Frey household, comes upon a small campfire surrounded by fresh-faced red

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, nigh is marked as archaic, poetic. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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