Definitions for nearbyˈnɪərˈbaɪ
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
near•byˈnɪərˈbaɪ(adj.)
close at hand; adjacent; neighboring.
(adv.)in the vicinity; close by.
Origin of nearby:
1425–75
Princeton's WordNet
nearby(adverb)
close at hand
"the nearby towns"; "concentrated his study on the nearby planet Venus"
nearby(adverb)
not far away in relative terms
"she works nearby"; "the planets orbiting nearby are Venus and Mars"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
nearby(adverb)ˈnɪərˈbaɪ
in a place that is close
People living nearby heard the noise.; the nearby town of Wakefield
Wiktionary
nearby(Adverb)
next to, close to
I'm glad my friends live nearby where I can visit them.
nearby(Adjective)
adjacent, near, very close
He stopped at a nearby store for some groceries.
Translations for nearby
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
nearby(adverb)
close to here or the place mentioned
He lives nearby; a cottage with a stream running nearby.
- langsaan, nabyAfrikaans

- على مَقْرُبَةٍ، قَريب، مُجاوِرArabic

- наблизоBulgarian

- pertoPortuguese (BR)

- blízko, vedleCzech

- in der NäheGerman

- i nærhedenDanish

- εδώ, εκεί κοντάGreek

- cercaSpanish

- lähedusesEstonian

- نزدیکیFarsi

- lähelläFinnish

- prèsFrench

- לְיַד, לְצַדHebrew

- निकट ही, आसपास हीHindi

- obližnji, susjedniCroatian

- közelbenHungarian

- tidak jauhIndonesian

- nálægtIcelandic

- vicinoItalian

- 近くにJapanese

- 바로 옆에Korean

- netoli,šaliaLithuanian

- tuvu; tuvumāLatvian

- berdekatanMalay

- dichtbijDutch

- i nærheten, like vedNorwegian

- nie opodalPolish

- نزدیکیPersian

- دلته نږدىPashto

- pertoPortuguese

- în apropiereRomanian

- поблизостиRussian

- vedľa, v susedstveSlovak

- blizuSlovenian

- u bliziniSerbian

- i närheten, strax intillSwedish

- ใกล้เคียงThai

- yakında, yakın, civarında, civardaTurkish

- 在附近Chinese (Trad.)

- поблизу, неподалікUkrainian

- پڑوس ميںUrdu

- ở vị trí gầnVietnamese

- 在附近Chinese (Simp.)

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