| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| PRONUNCIATION: |  n |
| ADVERB: | Inflected forms: nigh·er, nigh·est
1. Near in time, place, or relationship: Evening draws nigh. 2. Nearly; almost: talked for nigh onto two hours. | | ADJECTIVE: | Inflected forms: nigher, nighest
1. Being near in time, place, or relationship; close. See synonyms at close. 2a. Being on the left side of an animal or vehicle: pulling hard on the nigh rein. b. Being the animal or vehicle on the left: the nigh horse. | | PREPOSITION: | Not far from; near. | | TRANSITIVE & INTRANSITIVE VERB: | Inflected forms: nighed, nigh·ing, nighs
To come near to or draw near. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English neigh, from Old English n ah, nh.
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| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by the Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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