nigh

The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | 287 words | Copyright

nigh / nī/ • adv. , prep. , & adj. near: [as adj.] departure time was drawing nigh | [as adv.] they drew nigh unto the city. ∎ almost: [as adv.] a car weighing nigh on two tons | recovery will be well nigh impossible.

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