- come nigh
- approach, come close to (rarely used)
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
To come nigh — Come Come, v. i. [imp. {Came}; p. p. {Come}; p. pr & vb. n. {Coming}.] [OE. cumen, comen, AS. cuman; akin to OS.kuman, D. komen, OHG. queman, G. kommen, Icel. koma, Sw. komma, Dan. komme, Goth. giman, L. venire (gvenire), Gr. ? to go, Skr. gam.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Come — Come, v. i. [imp. {Came}; p. p. {Come}; p. pr & vb. n. {Coming}.] [OE. cumen, comen, AS. cuman; akin to OS.kuman, D. komen, OHG. queman, G. kommen, Icel. koma, Sw. komma, Dan. komme, Goth. giman, L. venire (gvenire), Gr. ? to go, Skr. gam.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Come — Come, v. i. [imp. {Came}; p. p. {Come}; p. pr & vb. n. {Coming}.] [OE. cumen, comen, AS. cuman; akin to OS.kuman, D. komen, OHG. queman, G. kommen, Icel. koma, Sw. komma, Dan. komme, Goth. giman, L. venire (gvenire), Gr. ? to go, Skr. gam.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Nigh — Nigh, v. t. & i. To draw nigh (to); to approach; to come near. [Obs.] Wyclif (Matt. iii. 2). [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
come — Synonyms and related words: accomplish, accost, achieve, achieve satisfaction, acquire, add up, add up to, advance, affect, aggregate, amount to, anticipate, appear, approach, appropinquate, approximate, arise, arrive, arrive at, arrive in,… … Moby Thesaurus
nigh — adverb 1 nigh on old fashioned almost: There were nigh on 40 people there. 2 literary near: draw nigh (=come near or be about to happen soon): Winter draws nigh. see also: wellnigh … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
nigh — I. adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English nēah; akin to Old High German nāh, adverb, nigh, preposition, nigh, after, Old Norse nā nigh Date: before 12th century 1. near in place, time, or relationship often used with on, onto, or unto … New Collegiate Dictionary
nigh — 1. adjective /naɪ/ near, close by, almost The end is nigh! Syn: close, close by, close to, near See Also: near, next, neighbor … Wiktionary
nigh — Synonyms and related words: about, all but, almost, along toward, approach, approaching, approximate, approximating, arm in arm, around, as good as, aside, at close quarters, at hand, at next hand, beside, bordering on, burning, by, cheek by jowl … Moby Thesaurus
To come — Come Come, v. i. [imp. {Came}; p. p. {Come}; p. pr & vb. n. {Coming}.] [OE. cumen, comen, AS. cuman; akin to OS.kuman, D. komen, OHG. queman, G. kommen, Icel. koma, Sw. komma, Dan. komme, Goth. giman, L. venire (gvenire), Gr. ? to go, Skr. gam.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English