NIGH


Meaning of NIGH in English

nigh /naɪ/ BrE AmE adverb

[ Language: Old English ; Origin: neah ]

1 . nigh on old-fashioned almost:

There were nigh on 40 people there.

2 . literary near or soon:

Winter draws nigh (=will start soon) .

⇨ ↑ well-nigh

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.