nigh
[adverb]
Synonyms: close, at close hand, hard, near, nearby, nearly, about, all but, almost, approximately, most, much, nearabout, practically, well-nigh
[adjective]
Synonyms: close, immediate, near, near-at-hand, nearby, proximate
[preposition]
Synonyms: near, aside, beside, by, nearby, round, about, around, circa, close on
[verb]
Synonyms: approach, near, approximate

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nigh /naɪ/ 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

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