nigh
Word family adverbnighlynounnighnessadjectivenigh
nigh /naɪ/ adverbadv 1 nigh on old-fashionedALMOST almost 几乎 There were nigh on 40 people there. 那里有近40个人。
2 literarySOON near or soon 接近;临近 Winter draws nigh (=will start soon). 冬天即将来临。
→ well-nigh Origin nigh Old English neah