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. Vikrant Parsai:

   The temple is nearby, God is far away.

2. Nigerian Proverb:

   When the mouse laughs at the cat there is a hole nearby.

3. Imre Bartos:

   A nearby gamma-ray burst would result in a mass extinction.

4. Teck Resources:

   A quantity of the water may have entered nearby Stoney Creek.

5. Celestin Singirankabo:

   After that they moved to another nearby house and also shot another person.

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