Definizione monolingua

nigh

nigh (third-person singular simple present nighs, present participle nighing, simple past and past participle nighed)

1. To draw nigh (to); to approach; to come near.

   night is nighing, death is nighing

   nighing his hour

   a death-nighing moan

nigh (comparative nigher or more nigh, superlative nighest or most nigh)

1. (archaic, poetic) near, close by, almost

   The end is nigh!

   • a. 1831, Ludovico Ariosto, William Stewart Rose (translator), Orlando Furioso, 2006, Echo Library, page 185,

     He at his head took aim who stood most nigh;

   • 1831, John Knox, The History of the Reformation of Religion in Scotland, page 421,

     By these and many histories more, it is most evident, that the more nigh salvation and deliverance approach, the more vehement is temptation and trouble.

   • 1834, Davy Crockett, A Narrative of the Life of David Crockett, page 197,

     The enemy, somewhat imboldened, draws nigher to the fort.

   • 1889, House of Commons of Canada, Debates: Official Report, Volume 2, page 1408,

     You then went to St. Andrews, the nighest ocean port.

nigh (not comparable)

1. almost, nearly

   Achieving the summit in a single day is well-nigh impossible.

nigh

1. near; close to

   When the Moon is horned ... is it not ever nigh the Sun?

Definizione dizionario nigh

accanto

presso

quasi

vicino

vicino a

Altri significati:

to approach

(archaic, poetic) near, close by, almost

near; close to

almost, nearly

(intransitive) To draw nigh (to); to approach; to come near.

near, close by