Definitions for Nearby
ˈnɪərˈbaɪNear·by

Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. nearby(adverb)

   close at hand

   "the nearby towns"; "concentrated his study on the nearby planet Venus"

2. nearby(adverb)

   not far away in relative terms

   "she works nearby"; "the planets orbiting nearby are Venus and Mars"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. nearby(Adverb)

   next to, close to

   I'm glad my friends live nearby where I can visit them.

2. nearby(Adjective)

   adjacent, near, very close

   He stopped at a nearby store for some groceries.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Nearby' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4078

2. Adverbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Nearby' in Adverbs Frequency: #366

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Nearby' in Adjectives Frequency: #561

Anagrams for Nearby »

1. barney, Barney

2. Barney

How to pronounce Nearby?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say Nearby in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Nearby in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Nearby in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of Nearby in a Sentence

1. Ryan Harris:

   The park was the only place that could hold that many people, some people climbed on the train tracks nearby and started shooting.

2. Shafikul Haq:

   People have been coming here every other day from nearby villages asking for work.

3. Celestin Singirankabo:

   Five people came around 9.30 p.m. and called the elected administrator by name and ordered him out of his house. They shot at him and he died, after that they moved to another nearby house and also shot another person.

4. Rajendra Adhvrayu:

   All the ponds, reservoirs and water bodies which earlier supplied water in areas of Tikamgarh have dried up. With no water available for irrigation, farmers have abandoned their crops and are migrating to nearby urban areas in search of livelihood and for sustenance. Life is really hard for them, the situation has never been so bad.

5. Des Barres:

   I heard the Doors song ‘ The End ’ playing from a house nearby, it had n’t even been released yet, so of course I was curious. I wandered over to this house to find Jim standing next to his refrigerator in unzipped leader pants, no shirt, looking the epitome of rock god, singing along to his own record.

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