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near-by

near-by is the alternative form of nearby.

Meaning of nearby

Adjective

nearby (comparative more nearby, superlative most nearby)

  1. Adjacent, near, close by.
    • He stopped at a nearby store for some groceries.
    Synonyms:
    close

See all 3 meanings of nearby

Forms of near-by

comparativemore near-by
superlativemost near-by

Questions about near-by

What is near-by the alternative form of?
Near-by is the alternative form of nearby.

Words near near-by in the dictionary

  1. near touches
  2. near vision
  3. near-abroad
  4. near-antonym
  5. near-antonyms
  6. near-by
  7. near-death experience
  8. near-death experiences
  9. near-earth
  10. near-Earth comet
  11. near-Earth comets

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Adapted from Wiktionary: near-by (page history and authors); nearby (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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