亚洲网紅露点

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nigh

[ nahy ]

adverb

  1. near in space, time, or relation:

    The time draws nigh.

  2. nearly; almost; (often followed by on or onto ):

    nigh onto twenty years.



adjective

nigher, nighest.
  1. near; approaching:

    Evening is nigh.

  2. short or direct:

    to take the nighest route.

  3. (of an animal or vehicle) being on the left side:

    to be astride the nigh horse.

  4. Archaic. parsimonious; stingy.

preposition

verb (used with or without object)

  1. Archaic. to approach.

nigh

/ 苍补瑟 /

adjective

  1. an archaic, poetic, or dialect word for near
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of nigh1

before 900; Middle English nigh ( e ), neye, Old English n膿ah, n膿h, cognate with Dutch na, German nahe, Old Norse 苍腻-, Gothic nehw, nehwa; near, next
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of nigh1

Old English n膿ah, n膿h; related to German nah, Old Frisian nei. Compare near , next
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"For our model, and I would say for the vast majority of regional producing theatres, that is nigh on impossible."

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America's mainstream newsrooms have been trying to and failing for nigh on a quarter century, steadily ceding attention to an ascendant right-wing media led by Fox News, websites and podcasters.

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As is so often the case, a rendition of Robbie Williams' Angels indicated the end of the night was nigh.

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If any did, it would have been a sign that the apocalypse is nigh.

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It became clear that the end for One Direction was nigh.

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