nigh
Not remote in degree, kindred, circumstances, etcNot remote in degree, kindred, circumstances, etc.; closely allied; intimate.
» The end is nigh.
Das Ende ist nahe. — Esperantostern
Конец близок. — marafon
Кінець уже близько. — aandrusiak
Кінець уже близький. — aandrusiak
Кінець уже скоро. — aandrusiak
Кінець наближається. — aandrusiak
Кінець вже близько. — triantafillou
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2 sensesNot remote in degree, kindred, circumstances, etc.; closely allied; intimate.
not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances
(archaic, poetic)Near, close by.
The end is nigh!
Daybreak is drawing nigh.
nahe, nah bei
бли́жнийblížnij, бли́зкийblízkij
Examples
15 sentencesThe end is nigh.
Кінець уже близько. — aandrusiak
ruКонец близок. — marafon
deDas Ende ist nahe. — Esperantostern
I knew the end was nigh.
It's nigh-on impossible to work out what will happen.
The end was nigh.
Our bodies, indeed, are nigh each other, but our souls are sundered.
Translations
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Origin
Inherited from Middle English neygh, from Old English nēah, from Proto-West Germanic *nāhwInherited from Middle English neygh, from Old English nēah, from Proto-West Germanic *nāhw, from Proto-Germanic *nēhw, from *nēhwaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂neḱ- (“to reach”).
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Forms
nigher/more nigh, nighest/most nighSynonyms
2 synonymsWord family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form