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to the brink of something. to/for all intents and purposes idiom. up to (doing) something idiom. verge. virtual. way. See more results » (Definition of nigh from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) nigh | American Dictionary. preposition, adverb [ not gradable ]
1. : close, near. 2. chiefly dialectal : direct, short. 3. : being on the left side. the nigh horse. nigh.
Definition of 'nigh' Word Frequency. nigh. (naɪ ) 1. adverb [be ADVERB] If an event is nigh, it will happen very soon. [old-fashioned] The end of the world may be nigh, but do we really care? The storm must still be nigh, she thought. Synonyms: almost, about, nearly, close to More Synonyms of nigh. 2. See also well-nigh. 3. See nigh on.
1. Being near in time, place, or relationship; close: sick and nigh to death. 2. a. Being on the left side of an animal or vehicle: pulling hard on the nigh rein. b. Being the animal or vehicle on the left: the nigh horse. prep. Not far from; near. [Middle English neigh, from Old English nēah, nēh .]
Nigh definition: near in space, time, or relation. See examples of NIGH used in a sentence.
nigh. adverb, preposition. old-fashioned or literary us / naɪ / uk / naɪ /. Add to word list. Add to word list. near: She must have written nigh on (= almost but not quite) 50 books. The time is nigh (= it is nearly time) for us to make a decision. Synonyms.
nigh meaning, definition, what is nigh: near or soon: Learn more.
Nigh is an old-fashioned word that can be used as an adjective or adverb to mean near or nearly. Something that is nigh impossible — like knitting a sweater in one night — will be very difficult to accomplish.
Nigh definition: Near in time, place, or relationship.
Learn the words you need to communicate with confidence. well nigh/nigh on old-fashioned. almost: Our family has lived here well nigh two hundred years. (Definition of nigh from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
