Nigh

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