nigh
adverb /naɪ/
/naɪ/
- nigh on (old-fashioned) almost; nearly
- They've lived in that house for nigh on 30 years.
- (old use or literary) near
- Winter was drawing nigh.
Word OriginOld English nēh, nēah, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch na, German nah. Compare with near.