nearby
/ˌnɪə(ɹ)ˈbaɪ/
nearby adjective: adjacent, near, close by.
Adjective
nearby (comparative more nearby, superlative most nearby)
- Adjacent, near, close by.
- He stopped at a nearby store for some groceries.
- Seals are flourishing about 50 miles farther south, too. In 2021, a group of grey seals established the first seal colony in nearby Suffolk and began breeding on a remote shingle beach at Orford Ness, now a National Trust site but once the location for cold war weapons-testing.2024 December 26, Donna Ferguson, “‘Britain’s wildlife safari’: baby boom in Norfolk as seal colonies flourish”, in The Guardian
- Synonyms:
- close
Adverb
nearby (comparative more nearby, superlative most nearby)
Noun
nearby (plural nearbys)
- A futures contract, of a particular group, whose settlement date is the earliest.
- In each of these markets the nearbys are almost invariably at a discount — a discount that tends to widen in bull markets and narrow in bear markets.1984, Jack D. Schwager, A Complete Guide to the Futures Markets, page 496
- The deferred contract should be expected to rise, and buying the deferred while selling the nearby is then profitable.1989, Raymond M. Leuthold, Joan C. Junkus, Jean E. Cordier, The Theory and Practice of Futures Markets, page 67
nearby meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
nearby in Hindi
- adjacent
- निकट nikaṭ
- close to
- पास pās, पास में pās mẽ
nearby in Tamil
- அருகாமையில், பக்கத்தில்
nearby in Marathi
- जवळच
nearby in Urdu
- close to
- پاس pās, پاس میں pās mẽ
More languagesFewer languages
- nearby in Bengali
- নিকটস্থ, নিকটবর্তী, পার্শ্ববর্তী, খুব নিকটবর্তী
- nearby in Telugu
- దాపున dāpuna
- nearby in Malayalam
- സമീപത്തെ samīpatte, സമീപം samīpaṁ, അരികെ arike, അടുത്ത് aṭuttŭ
- nearby in Kannada
- ಹತ್ತಿರದಲ್ಲಿ, ಹತ್ತಿರದ, ಸಮೀಪದಲ್ಲೇ
- nearby in Punjabi
- ਨੇਡ਼ੇ-ਤੇਡ਼ੇ, ਨੇਡ਼ੇ ਹੀ
- nearby in Odia
- ନିକଟବର୍ତ୍ତୀ
- nearby in Assamese
- ওচৰে-পাঁজৰে üsore-pãzore, আশে-পাশে axe-paxe
- nearby in Nepali
- नजिकै, नजिकैको
- nearby in Vietnamese
- gần, bên cạnh đó, bên cạnh, gần đây
Examples of nearby in a sentence
- A nearby to-infinitive may be a factor for choosing 'in order to', as will emphasis.
- The sewer burst, and a tide of sewage poured into nearby properties.
- Spurious emissions from the wireless mast were causing nearby electrical equipment to go haywire.
Synonyms of nearby
Forms of nearby
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more nearby |
| superlative | most nearby |
| alternative form | near-by |
| Adverb | |
| comparative | more nearby |
| superlative | most nearby |
| alternative form | near by |
| Noun | |
| plural | nearbys |
Origin of nearby
From Middle English ner-bi, neer by, equivalent to near + by.
Words formed from nearby
Words that rhyme with nearby
Questions about nearby
- What does nearby mean?
- Nearby means adjacent, near, close by.
- What is nearby in Hindi?
- Nearby in Hindi is निकट (nikaṭ), पास (pās), पास में (pās mẽ). See Nearby meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is nearby?
- Nearby can be an adjective, an adverb or a noun.
- How do you pronounce nearby?
- Nearby is pronounced /ˌnɪə(ɹ)ˈbaɪ/.
Words near nearby in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: nearby (page history and authors); nearby (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); nearby (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); nearby (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); దాపున (Telugu) (page history and authors); nearby (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); nearby (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); nearby (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); nearby (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). 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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