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nighed

nighed is the simple past and past participle of nigh.

Meaning of nigh

Verb

nigh (third-person singular simple present nighs, present participle nighing, simple past and past participle nighed)

  1. (ambitransitive) to draw nigh (to); to approach; to come near
    • When the charnel-eyed Pale Horse has nighed1924, Thomas Hardy, He Resolves to Say No More

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Questions about nighed

What is nighed the simple past and past participle of?
Nighed is the simple past and past participle of nigh.

Words near nighed in the dictionary

  1. nigh-hand
  2. nighabout
  3. nighabouts
  4. nighantu
  5. nighantus
  6. nighed
  7. nighen
  8. nighens
  9. nigher
  10. nighered
  11. nighering

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