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nigh
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
Learner's definition of NIGH
old-fashioned + literary
1
: close in time or place : near临近地；接近地
- The snow is melting. Spring is nigh.冰雪开始融化，春天即将来临。
- Morning was drawing nigh. [=it was almost morning]清晨临近。
- The end is nigh.快要结束了。
2
: almost or nearly几乎；差不多 — often + on, onto, or unto — see also well-nigh
- It would be nigh impossible to fix it.这个东西几乎不可能修好。
- a nigh perfect evening近乎完美的夜晚
- We've lived here for nigh on 40 years. [=almost 40 years]我们在这儿住了近40年。
- nigh onto a century差不多一个世纪
: near
Synonyms
Example Sentences
Adverb The snow is melting. Spring is nigh. It would be nigh impossible to fix it. Preposition a field nigh the church Verb as the hour of his death was nighing as the old man was nighing his hour of death
Recent Examples on the Web
Car and Driver, 19 Aug. 2022 While most airlines have dress guidelines, these vary between carriers and are well nigh unenforceable during peak travel periods. New York Times, 3 Aug. 2022 Eleven included—that the end is nigh, with the goal of discouraging and disempowering them. Philip Ellis, Men's Health, 18 July 2022 The Radeon Pro 500-series GPUs in the 2017 MacBook Pros are the same way, providing nigh-imperceptible improvements to the architecturally similar 400-series GPUs in the 2016 models. Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica, 1 July 2022 Anticipation was high since Swift revealed in an Instagram Story post Thursday morning that the new song was nigh. Chris Willman, Variety, 23 June 2022 The summer season is nigh, so time to plan a getaway. Ed Silverman, STAT, 18 June 2022 While many gamers have fond memories of solving the nigh-impossible puzzles in the original Monkey Island games, Grossman thinks some re-evaluation might be warranted. Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 25 Apr. 2022 Costello said that Mayes, who now lives in Austin, Texas, wrote him last year to tell him that the 50th anniversary of their time together was nigh. Chris Willman, Variety, 30 May 2022 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 27 Jan. 2022 The nigh-unkillable guy in the William Shatner mask. Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 14 Oct. 2021 Are there any Big Ten teams that could be swept up in the SEC’s nigh-unstoppable land grab? Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 3 Aug. 2021 On its Instagram, hypnotic video loops of cheese and consome sizzling on a flat-top grill showcase a nigh-pornographic attention to detail and stimulate the appetite. Soleil Ho, SFChronicle.com, 22 Oct. 2020 In the 1990s, cops began encouraging the homeless to settle on this abandoned stretch of land, and others soon joined them to take advantage of the nigh-lawless space. Wes Enzinna, Harper's magazine, 19 Nov. 2019 Well, well, well, Aries, looks like your time is nigh and Taurus season is upon us imminently. Allure, 19 July 2018 While Vesuvius buried Pompeii in lava and ash 14 years later, the end wasn't exactly nigh for the entire planet. National Geographic, 13 Apr. 2018 While Vesuvius buried Pompeii in lava and ash 14 years later, the end wasn't exactly nigh for the entire planet. National Geographic, 13 Apr. 2018 See More
Adverb
The Bugatti quad-turbo W-16 is an engineering masterpiece and a symbol of pure excess, but the end of the incredible engine is nigh. Car and Driver, 19 Aug. 2022 While most airlines have dress guidelines, these vary between carriers and are well nigh unenforceable during peak travel periods. New York Times, 3 Aug. 2022 Eleven included—that the end is nigh, with the goal of discouraging and disempowering them. Philip Ellis, Men's Health, 18 July 2022 The Radeon Pro 500-series GPUs in the 2017 MacBook Pros are the same way, providing nigh-imperceptible improvements to the architecturally similar 400-series GPUs in the 2016 models. Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica, 1 July 2022 Anticipation was high since Swift revealed in an Instagram Story post Thursday morning that the new song was nigh. Chris Willman, Variety, 23 June 2022 The summer season is nigh, so time to plan a getaway. Ed Silverman, STAT, 18 June 2022 While many gamers have fond memories of solving the nigh-impossible puzzles in the original Monkey Island games, Grossman thinks some re-evaluation might be warranted. Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 25 Apr. 2022 Costello said that Mayes, who now lives in Austin, Texas, wrote him last year to tell him that the 50th anniversary of their time together was nigh. Chris Willman, Variety, 30 May 2022 Adjective
Katie Gostic, an infectious-disease modeler at the University of Chicago, agrees that Delta doom is probably nigh. Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 27 Jan. 2022 The nigh-unkillable guy in the William Shatner mask. Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 14 Oct. 2021 Are there any Big Ten teams that could be swept up in the SEC’s nigh-unstoppable land grab? Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 3 Aug. 2021 On its Instagram, hypnotic video loops of cheese and consome sizzling on a flat-top grill showcase a nigh-pornographic attention to detail and stimulate the appetite. Soleil Ho, SFChronicle.com, 22 Oct. 2020 In the 1990s, cops began encouraging the homeless to settle on this abandoned stretch of land, and others soon joined them to take advantage of the nigh-lawless space. Wes Enzinna, Harper's magazine, 19 Nov. 2019 Well, well, well, Aries, looks like your time is nigh and Taurus season is upon us imminently. Allure, 19 July 2018 While Vesuvius buried Pompeii in lava and ash 14 years later, the end wasn't exactly nigh for the entire planet. National Geographic, 13 Apr. 2018 While Vesuvius buried Pompeii in lava and ash 14 years later, the end wasn't exactly nigh for the entire planet. National Geographic, 13 Apr. 2018 See More Word History
Etymology
Adverb, Adjective, Preposition, and Verb
Middle English, from Old English nēah; akin to Old High German nāh, adverb, nigh, preposition, nigh, after, Old Norse nā- nigh
First Known Use
Adverb
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Adjective
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Preposition
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
Verb
13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense
Time Traveler
The first known use of nigh was before the 12th century Phrases Containing nigh
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