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close by

close by preposition: close, near, nearby: in proximity (to).

Preposition

close by

  1. Close, near, nearby: in proximity (to).
    • She lives close by us.

Adverb

close by (comparative more close by, superlative most close by)

  1. Close, near, nearby: in proximity (to).
    • There isn't any good source of water close by.
    • He waited close by to the store.

Adjective

close by (comparative more close by, superlative most close by)

  1. Close, near, nearby: in proximity (to).
    • The close-by family members tried to help.

close by meaning in Tamil

close by in Tamil

அடுத்தணித்தாக, அண், குறுக்கு

Forms of close by

Preposition
alternative formclose-by
alternative formcloseby
Adverb
comparativemore close by
superlativemost close by
Adjective
comparativemore close by
superlativemost close by

Questions about close by

What does close by mean?
Close by means close, near, nearby: in proximity (to).
What is close by in Tamil?
Close by in Tamil is அடுத்தணித்தாக, அண், குறுக்கு. See Close by meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is close by?
Close by can be a preposition, an adverb or an adjective.

Words near close by in the dictionary

  1. close as wax
  2. close at hand
  3. close borough
  4. close boroughs
  5. close but no cigar
  6. close by
  7. close call
  8. close calls
  9. close captioning
  10. close chair
  11. close chairs

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: close by (page history and authors); close by (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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