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. David Fitzpatrick:

    We get 30 to 40 buses in a day, and the first thing people do is look for restrooms, nearby businesses are complaining to our members about the lack of restrooms at Independence Hall.

  2. Commander Admiral Scott Swift:

    Even now, ships and aircraft operating nearby these features, in accordance with international law are subject to superfluous warnings that threaten routine and commercial operations.

  3. Imre Bartos:

    Luckily, neutron-star mergers only happen roughly every 100,000 years in the Milky Way, and ones that happen nearby do so less often, so we are not in any immediate danger in any way. and understand how they influenced the evolution of the galaxy.

  4. Shafikul Haq:

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

  5. Zachory Berta-Thompson:

    Our galaxy spans about 100,000 light-years, so this is definitely a very nearby solar neighborhood star.

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