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    nearby

    adjective

    • 1. not far away; close: "he slung his jacket over a nearby chair"

    adverb

    • 1. close by: "his four sisters live nearby"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishNEARBY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    B1. not far away: If there's a café nearby, we could stop for a snack. I noticed a policeman standing nearby. We stopped at some nearby shops to buy some food. Fewer examples. Water was pumped from a nearby lake in an attempt to damp down the flames.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › nearbyNearby Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    : close at hand. Synonyms. close-up. immediate. near. neighboring. next-door. nigh. proximate. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of nearby in a Sentence. grabbed the nearby quilt and gently laid it over the sleeping child I'll be nearby if you need anything.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryNEARBY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    B1. not far away: If there's a café nearby, we could stop for a snack. I noticed a policeman standing nearby. We stopped at some nearby shops to buy some food. Fewer examples. Water was pumped from a nearby lake in an attempt to damp down the flames.

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › nearbyNEARBY Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Nearby definition: close at hand; not far off; adjacent; neighboring. See examples of NEARBY used in a sentence.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishNEARBY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    If something is nearby, it is only a short distance away. He might easily have been seen by someone who lived nearby. He spoke softly to a couple standing nearby.

  7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › nearbyNearby - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Definitions of nearby. adverb. not far away in relative terms. “she works nearby ”. “the planets orbiting nearby are Venus and Mars”. adjective. close at hand. “the nearby towns”. “concentrated his study on the nearby planet Venus”.

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › nearbyNearby - definition of nearby by The Free Dictionary

    Define nearby. nearby synonyms, nearby pronunciation, nearby translation, English dictionary definition of nearby. adj. Located a short distance away; close at hand. adv. Not far away: She lives downtown and works nearby.

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishnearby adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of nearby adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  10. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarynearby | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

    Definition of nearby – Learner’s Dictionary. nearby. adjective, adverb. uk / ˌnɪəˈbaɪ / us. B1. not far away: a nearby town / village. An old friend of mine has just moved nearby. More examples. Were you anywhere nearby when the accident happened? Ambulances raced the injured to a nearby hospital.

  11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › nearbynearby | meaning of nearby in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary...

    nearby meaning, definition, what is nearby: not far away: Learn more.