What does Nearby mean?

Definitions for Nearby
ˈnɪərˈbaɪnear·by

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word Nearby.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. nearbyadverb

    close at hand

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

  2. nearbyadverb

    not far away in relative terms

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

Wiktionary

  1. nearbyadverb

    next to, close to

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

  2. nearbyadjective

    adjacent, near, very close

    He stopped at a nearby store for some groceries.

Wikipedia

  1. Nearby

    Nearby (previously named WNM Live / Who's Near Me) was a location-based social networking service. Nearby was originally launched in June 2010.. The site closed in September 2021 following a significant data break.

ChatGPT

  1. nearby

    Nearby refers to a close proximity or short distance from a certain point or location. It implies that a person, object, or place is not far away and can be reached relatively easily or quickly. The specific distance that is considered "nearby" can vary depending on the context.

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

  2. Barney

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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. The MCA:

    Aircraft yesterday flew over the location and surrounding area to make careful observations for pollution around the rig and the nearby coast and sea and no sheen or sign of pollution has been found.

  2. Mikail Ozen:

    After I carried the wounded woman to a nearby restaurant, the terrorist pointed his gun at me.

  3. Gohar Khan:

    We were sitting with a lawyer when a huge explosion took place in the sessions court, the army and other law-enforcement agencies have arrived and cordoned off the area. The injured are being shifted to nearby hospitals.

  4. Joerg Bauer:

    We are about to introduce a double-shift at our plant in Neukirch, open a bigger factory building in nearby Lindau and increase our staff from 40 currently to 60.

  5. Tulane University:

    The discovery of this altar allows us to identify an entirely new king of La Corona who apparently had close political ties with the capital of the Kaanul kingdom, Dzibanche, and with the nearby city of El Peru-Waka.

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