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- [neer-bahy]
- /ˈnɪərˈbaɪ/
- /ˌnɪəˈbaɪ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [neer-bahy]
- /ˈnɪərˈbaɪ/
Definitions of nearby word
- adjective nearby close at hand; not far off; adjacent; neighboring: a nearby village. 1
- adverb nearby in the neighborhood or vicinity; close by: She works nearby. 1
- noun nearby Close at hand; not far away. 1
- adverb nearby close 1
- adverb nearby If something is nearby, it is only a short distance away. 0
- adverb nearby Nearby is also an adjective. 0
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Origin of nearby
First appearance:
before 1425 One of the 25% oldest English words
late Middle English word dating back to 1425-75; See origin at near, by1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Nearby
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
nearby popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
nearby usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for nearby
adj nearby
- neighboring — situated or living near another: one of our neighbor nations.
- adjacent — If one thing is adjacent to another, the two things are next to each other.
- close — When you close something such as a door or lid or when it closes, it moves so that a hole, gap, or opening is covered.
- contiguous — Things that are contiguous are next to each other or touch each other.
- convenient — If a way of doing something is convenient, it is easy, or very useful or suitable for a particular purpose.
adv nearby
- near — close; to a point or place not far away: Come near so I won't have to shout.
- about — You use about to introduce who or what something relates to or concerns.
- hard — not soft; solid and firm to the touch; unyielding to pressure and impenetrable or almost impenetrable.
- nigh — near in space, time, or relation: The time draws nigh.
- at close quarters — If you do something at close quarters, you do it very near to a particular person or thing.
adjective nearby
- adjoining — being in contact; connected or neighbouring
adverb nearby
- to hand — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
preposition nearby
- by — If something is done by a person or thing, that person or thing does it.
- beside — Something that is beside something else is at the side of it or next to it.
- by way of — You use by way of when you are explaining the purpose of something that you have said or are about to say. For example, if you say something by way of an introduction, you say it as an introduction.
- circa — Circa is used in front of a particular year to say that this is the approximate date when something happened or was made.
Antonyms for nearby
adj nearby
adjective nearby
- distant — far off or apart in space; not near at hand; remote or removed (often followed by from): a distant place; a town three miles distant from here.
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