nigh

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1. 1.Not remote in degree, kindred, circumstances, etc.; closely allied; intimate. "Nigh kinsmen." Knolles. Ye ... are made nigh by the blood of Christ. Eph. ii.
2. 2.In a situation near in place or time, or in the course of events; near. He was sick, nigh unto death. Phil. ii.
3. 3.He drew not nigh unheard; the angel bright, Ere he drew nigh, his radiant visage turned. Milton.
4. 4.Almost; nearly; as, he was nigh dead.
5. 5.To draw nigh (to); to approach; to come near. [Obs.] Wyclif (Matt. iii. 2).
6. 6.Near to; not remote or distant from. "was not this nigh shore" Shak.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is not remote in degree, kindred, circumstances, etc.; closely allied; intimate. "Nigh kinsmen." Knolles. Ye ... are made nigh by the blood of Christ. Eph. ii called?
• What is in a situation near in place or time, or in the course of events; near. He was sick, nigh unto death. Phil. ii called?
• What is he drew not nigh unheard; the angel bright, Ere he drew nigh, his radiant visage turned. Milton called?
• What is to draw nigh (to); to approach; to come near. [Obs.] Wyclif (Matt. iii. 2) called?
• What is near to; not remote or distant from. "was not this nigh shore" Shak called?