(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.