a. | 1. | Not distant or remote in place or time; near. |
2. | Not remote in degree, kindred, circumstances, etc.; closely allied; intimate. | |
adv. | 1. | In a situation near in place or time, or in the course of events; near. |
2. | Almost; nearly; | |
v. t. & i. | 1. | To draw nigh (to); to approach; to come near. |
prep. | 1. | Near to; not remote or distant from. |
Adj. | 1. | nigh - 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" Synonyms: near |
2. | nigh - near in space or time | |
Adv. | 1. | nigh - 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" |
2. | nigh - (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" |