nigh

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/naɪ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/naɪ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(nī)

Inflections of 'nigh' (adj):
nigher
adj comparative
nighest
adj superlative
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
nigh adj literary, archaic (near)cerca adj
  cercano/a adj
 Repent, sinners! - the end of the world is nigh.
 ¡Arrepentíos, pecadores! ¡El fin del mundo está cerca!
nigh adv literary, archaic (near)cerca adv
  cercano adv
 We were drawing nigh to the source of the Nile.
 Estábamos cada vez más cerca del nacimiento del Nilo.
 Estábamos cada vez más cercanos a las fuentes del Nilo.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
nigh on adv (almost)casi adv
 A haircut at that salon costs nigh on £300.
well-nigh adv (almost)casi adv
 It is well-nigh impossible to find a cheap hotel room in this part of town.
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'nigh' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
Spanish:
cerca


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