Near or close at hand; nearby.
| 单词 | θ97359 |
| 释义 | the world > space > distance > nearness > near by [phrase] (44) nigh handlOE Near or close at hand; nearby. of (also from, in) nigh?c1225 of (also from, in) nigh: close, near at hand. Obsolete. at the gate1340 Phrases. at the gate: figurative, close at hand. near at handa1400 In phrases near at hand (also of time: cf. sense 7a), near together, †near-away. nearhanda1400 Near, in space or time; close at hand, close by. Also figurative. nigh at handa1400 nigh at hand: nearby; close at hand. See hand, n. phrases 1a. Cf. nigh hand, adv. prep. nigh byc1460 Near to. nearbyc1480 Close by, close at hand. on the doorstep1957 on the (or one's) doorstep, near by. on the (or one's) doorstep1957 on the (or one's) doorstep, near by. Subcategories:— nearest or very near (5) — near or accessible (3) — in the vicinity (2) — close to a person (9) — close together (9) — closely or at close quarters (3) — close against (2) — touching at the ends (1) |
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