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How to pronounce“nigh”in English

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In natural English speech, "nigh" appears in contexts such as: "not be brought home the hail shall come down upon them and they shall die he that feared the word of the Lord among the Servants of pharaoh made his hear and it came to pass as soon as he came nigh unto the camp that he saw the". Listen to the exact timestamped clip in the accompanying video with synchronized subtitles.

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IPA/naɪ/

Syllablesnigh

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not be brought home the hail shall come down upon them and they shall die he that feared the word of the Lord among the Servants of pharaoh made his

hear and it came to pass as soon as he came nigh unto the camp that he saw the

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Definitions of “nigh”

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adjective

Near, close by.

“The end is nigh!”

Synonyms:close

adjective

Not remote in degree, kindred, circumstances, etc.; closely allied; intimate.

“Ye […] are made nigh by the blood of Christ.”

verb

to draw nigh (to); to approach; to come near

“When the charnel-eyed Pale Horse has nighed”

adverb

Almost, nearly.

“So, after a spell, he decided to make the best of it and shoved us into the front parlor.[…]It looked like a tomb and smelt pretty nigh as musty and dead-and-gone.”

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