nearby

nearby
Synonyms and related words:
about, accessible, adjacent, along toward, around, aside, at close quarters, at hand, away, beside, by, circa, close, close about, close at hand, close by, convenient, convenient to, easily reached, fast by, handy, hard, hard by, hereabout, hereabouts, immediate, in juxtaposition, in spitting distance, in the vicinity, near, near at hand, nearabout, nearabouts, nigh, nigh about, not far, on one side, on the side, only a step, propinquant, propinquous, ready at hand, round, sidelong, thereabout, thereabouts, to hand, to one side, to the side, within call, within earshot, within hearing, within reach

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  • nearby — earby a. & adv. situated near; as, the nearby towns. Opposite of {far away}. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • nearby — nearby, near by When used as an adjective before a noun, it should be written as one word (at a nearby hotel), but as an adverb normally as two (at a hotel near by) …   Modern English usage

  • nearby — [adj] adjoining adjacent, close, closeat hand, close by, contiguous, convenient, handy, immediate, neighboring, proximate, ready; concepts 586,778 Ant. far, faraway nearby [adv] within reach about, at close quarters, close, close at hand, hard,… …   New thesaurus

  • nearby — index close (near), local, present (attendant) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • nearby — close at hand, late 14c. (one word form from 15c.), from NEAR (Cf. near) + BY (Cf. by) …   Etymology dictionary

  • nearby — a$ & adv *close, near, nigh Antonyms: far off …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • nearby — ► ADJECTIVE & ADVERB ▪ not far away …   English terms dictionary

  • nearby — [nir′bī′] adj., adv. near; close at hand …   English World dictionary

  • nearby — [[t]nɪ͟ə(r)ba͟ɪ[/t]] ♦♦♦ also near by, near by ADV: ADV after v, n ADV, from ADV 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 …   English dictionary

  • nearby — near|by1 [ ,nır baı ] adjective ** a nearby place is not far away: I found it on a nearby table. at a nearby town/shopping center nearby near|by 2 [ ,nır baı ] adverb ** not far from where you are: My father lives right nearby. The people sitting …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • nearby */*/ — I UK [ˌnɪə(r)ˈbaɪ] / US [ˌnɪrˈbaɪ] adjective a nearby place is not far away I found it on a nearby table. in a nearby shop/hotel II UK [ˌnɪə(r)ˈbaɪ] / US [ˌnɪrˈbaɪ] adverb not far from where you are My father lives nearby. The people sitting… …   English dictionary

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