beyond vs nigh

beyond

prep
  • On the far side of. 

  • Later than; after. 

  • Further away than. 

  • Greater than; so as to exceed or surpass. 

  • In addition to; supplementing. 

  • Past, or out of reach of. 

  • Not within the comprehension of. 

adv
  • Farther along or away. 

  • In addition; more. 

  • extremely, more than 

noun
  • Something that is far beyond. 

  • The unknown. 

  • The hereafter. 

nigh

prep
  • near; close to 

adv
  • Almost, nearly. 

adj
  • Not remote in degree, kindred, circumstances, etc.; closely allied; intimate. 

verb
  • to draw nigh (to); to approach; to come near 

How often have the words beyond and nigh occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )