(1):
(prep.) Near to; not remote or distant from.
(2):
(v. t. & i.) To draw nigh (to); to approach; to come near.
(3):
(a.) Almost; nearly; as, he was nigh dead.
(4):
(superl.) Not remote in degree, kindred, circumstances, etc.; closely allied; intimate.
(5):
(superl.) Not distant or remote in place or time; near.
(6):
(a.) In a situation near in place or time, or in the course of events; near.