Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to nigh
Participle: nighed
Gerund: nighing
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | nigh |
| you | nigh |
| he;she;it | nighs |
| we | nigh |
| you | nigh |
| they | nigh |
Perfect
| I | have nighed |
| you | have nighed |
| he;she;it | has nighed |
| we | have nighed |
| you | have nighed |
| they | have nighed |
Past
| I | nighed |
| you | nighed |
| he;she;it | nighed |
| we | nighed |
| you | nighed |
| they | nighed |
Pluperfect
| I | had nighed |
| you | had nighed |
| he;she;it | had nighed |
| we | had nighed |
| you | had nighed |
| they | had nighed |
Future
| I | will nigh |
| you | will nigh |
| he;she;it | will nigh |
| we | will nigh |
| you | will nigh |
| they | will nigh |
Future Perfect
| I | will have nighed |
| you | will have nighed |
| he;she;it | will have nighed |
| we | will have nighed |
| you | will have nighed |
| they | will have nighed |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | nigh |
| you | nigh |
| he;she;it | nigh |
| we | nigh |
| you | nigh |
| they | nigh |
Perfect
| I | have nighed |
| you | have nighed |
| he;she;it | have nighed |
| we | have nighed |
| you | have nighed |
| they | have nighed |
Imperfect
| I | nighed |
| you | nighed |
| he;she;it | nighed |
| we | nighed |
| you | nighed |
| they | nighed |
Pluperfect
| I | had nighed |
| you | had nighed |
| he;she;it | had nighed |
| we | had nighed |
| you | had nighed |
| they | had nighed |
Conditional
Present
| I | would nigh |
| you | would nigh |
| he;she;it | would nigh |
| we | would nigh |
| you | would nigh |
| they | would nigh |
Perfect
| I | would have nighed |
| you | would have nighed |
| he;she;it | would have nighed |
| we | would have nighed |
| you | would have nighed |
| they | would have nighed |
Imperative
| you | nigh |
| we | Let's nigh |
| you | nigh |
Verbs conjugated like 'nigh'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'nigh'
high,
neigh,
nig,
night,
sigh,
big,
bigg,
dich,
dig,
dight,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. Etymology tree
2. Proto-Indo-European *h₂neḱ-
3. Proto-Germanic *nēhwazder.
4. Proto-Germanic *nēhw
5. Proto-West Germanic *nāhw
6. Old English nēah
7. Middle English neygh
8. English nigh
9. Inherited from Middle English neygh, from Old English nēah, from Proto-West Germanic *nāhw, from Proto-Germanic *nēhw, from *nēhwaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂neḱ- (“to reach”).
Sample Sentences
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When the charnel-eyed Pale Horse has nighed [1924, Thomas Hardy, He Resolves to Say No More:]