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near by

near by is the alternative form of nearby.

Meaning of nearby

Adverb

nearby (comparative more nearby, superlative most nearby)

  1. Next to, close to.
    • I'm glad my friends live nearby where I can visit them.

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 as dammit
  2. near as damn it
  3. near at hand
  4. near beer
  5. near beers
  6. near by
  7. near cash
  8. near cut
  9. near cuts
  10. Near East
  11. Near Eastern

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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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