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nearby Definition

near·by (nir)

adjective, adverb

near; close at hand

nearby Usage Examples

Adjective complement with noun phrase

  • have: All three have large houses nearby, and pop in and out.
  • recommend: Front desk was very professional, recommended a splendid bistro very nearby - 1 minute walk!

Modifying Another Word

  • somewhere: Wherever he lives there should be somewhere nearby where he can be taken each day for free running exercise.
  • relatively: These additional columns are usually only available in catalogs of relatively nearby and well-observed stars.
  • all: Golf, walking, beaches, historic sights and of course Edinburgh are all nearby.
  • also: For the golfers, Merlin Golf club with its driving range is also nearby.
  • very: Front desk was very professional, recommended a splendid bistro very nearby - 1 minute walk!
  • perhaps: Was it in the modern town of Inverness or perhaps nearby at Cawdor?

Infinitive complement

  • discuss: Nearby to discuss the amount they're destinations are a checked for things.
  • help: And where grandparents and other relatives are nearby to help with children and the work of the home, we should cultivate extended family.

Modifies a noun

  • village: In the nearby village, the ruins of the 16 th Century Earl's Palace is a reminder of the more recent past.
  • galaxy: In 1987 an extraordinary astronomical event took place - the light from an exploded star in a nearby galaxy was seen from Earth.
  • town: She lived with her grandmother in a brick cottage beside the canal, in the nearby town.
  • attraction: Nearby Attractions include: Robin Hood's Bay, the picturesque fishing village - only four miles away.
  • lake: I remember sitting with him in the Sgts mess listening to the radio, I also recall us swimming together in a nearby lake.
  • resort: This uniqueness, quite rightly, had the tourists flocking â usually in large groups bused in from nearby resorts.

Used with adjective complement

  • live: Earlier in the day I spotted one of my colleagues, who lives nearby, out jogging!
  • visit: Mighty Ephesus With plenty of time at Selcuk, we set out to visit nearby Ephesus.
  • stand: A saddled gray mare stands nearby, well lathered.
  • open: During the Spring Garden Festival there are numerous private gardens open nearby, such as Penjerrick, Carclew, Enys and Trevarno.