nigh

adv., nigh·er, nigh·est.

1. Near in time, place, or relationship: Evening draws nigh.
2. Nearly; almost: talked for nigh onto two hours.

adj., nigher, nighest.

1. Being near in time, place, or relationship; close. See synonyms at close.
2. 1. Being on the left side of an animal or vehicle: pulling hard on the nigh rein.
   2. Being the animal or vehicle on the left: the nigh horse.

prep.
Not far from; near.

tr. & intr.v., nighed, nigh·ing, nighs.
To come near to or draw near.

[Middle English neigh, from Old English nēah, nēh.]

adverb

To a point near in time, space, or relation: close, closely, hard, near, nearby. See near/far/distance.

adjective

Not far from another in space, time, or relation: adjacent, close, contiguous, immediate, near, nearby, proximate. Idioms: at hand, under one's nose, within a stone's throw, within hailing distance. See near/far/distance.

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The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: being on the left side
  Synonym: near

Meaning #2: near in space or time

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The adverb nigh has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: near in time or place or relationship
  Synonyms: near, close

Meaning #2: (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'
  Synonyms: about, just about, almost, most, all but, nearly, near, virtually, well-nigh

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Dansk (Danish)
adv. - nær, næsten
prep. - nær, næsten
adj. - nær ved, næsten
v. tr. - nærme
v. intr. - nærme sig

idioms:

• nigh on    nær, nær ved

Nederlands (Dutch)
nabij, bijna, ter linkerzijde, naderen

Français (French)
adv. - proche (arch)
prep. - près, presque
adj. - proche (arch)
v. tr. - rapprocher
v. intr. - se rapprocher

idioms:

• nigh on    presque

Deutsch (German)
adv. - nahe, beinahe
prep. - neben
adj. - nahe, direkt
v. - sich nähern

idioms:

• nigh on    nahezu

Ελληνική (Greek)
adv. - κοντά, πλησίον, σιμά

idioms:

• nigh on    σχεδόν

Italiano (Italian)
presso

idioms:

• nigh on    all'incirca

Português (Portuguese)
adv. - perto, quase

idioms:

• nigh on    perto de

Русский (Russian)
возле, почти

idioms:

• nigh on    почти

Español (Spanish)
adv. - cerca, casi
prep. - cerca, no lejos de, junto a
adj. - cerca
v. tr. - estar cerca de
v. intr. - acercarse, aproximarse

idioms:

• nigh on    casi

Svenska (Swedish)
adv. - nära

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
在附近地, 近于, 在附近的, 接近, 靠近

idioms:

• nigh on    接近地

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adv. - 在附近地
prep. - 近於
adj. - 在附近的
v. tr. - 接近, 靠近
v. intr. - 接近, 靠近

idioms:

• nigh on    接近地

한국어 (Korean)
adv. - 다음에
prep. - ~의 가까이에
adj. - 가까운, 다음의
v. tr. - ~에 접근하다
v. intr. - ~에 접근하다

idioms:

• nigh on    (시간적으로)거의

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 近い, 左側の, けちくさい

idioms:

• nigh on    ～ちかく

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(ظرف) قريبا‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adv. - ‮קרוב‬
prep. - ‮קרוב‬
adj. - ‮קרוב‬
v. tr. - ‮ניגש (מיושן)‬
v. intr. - ‮התקרב (מיושן)‬

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