单词 | nigh |
释义 | nigh /nuy/, adv., adj., nigher, nighest, prep., v. adv. 1. near in space, time, or relation: The time draws nigh. 2. nearly; almost; (often fol. by on or onto): nigh onto twenty years. adj. 3. near; approaching: Evening is nigh. 4. short or direct: to take the nighest route. 5. (of an animal or vehicle) being on the left side: to be astride the nigh horse. 6. Archaic. parsimonious; stingy. prep. 7. near. v.i. , v.t. 8. Archaic. to approach. [bef. 900; ME nigh(e), neye, OE neah, neh, c. D na, G nahe, ON na-, Goth nehw, nehwa; cf. NEAR, NEXT] |
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