Nearby - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˌnɪrˈbaɪ|  American pronunciation of the word nearby
Brit.  |ˌnɪəˈbaɪ|  British pronunciation of the word nearby

adverb

- not far away in relative terms
she works nearby
the planets orbiting nearby are Venus and Mars

adjective

- close at hand
the nearby towns
concentrated his study on the nearby planet Venus

Extra examples

Lucy was staying in the nearby town of Hamilton.

Dan found work on one of the farms nearby.

Do you live nearby?

They decided on a nearby restaurant as a convenient public place to meet.

Having my brother and his wife living nearby was an ideal arrangement for our family.

The pollution washes into rivers from nearby factories.

Somehow the storm spared our house while nearby buildings were destroyed.

Не picks up the receiver of a nearby phone

He lives in a nearby town

The island has more diversity in plant life than other islands nearby.

...many of the soldiers who died in the battle are buried in a cemetery nearby...

A Maori contingent, unable to face the intensity of the Turkish fire, sought shelter in a nearby gully.

...local farmers can make extra money by digging peat out of the nearby muskeg...

He refilled his glass from the nearby pitcher.

...the Scottish innkeeper advised swimming in the nearby stank only if the prospect of hypothermia seemed appealing...

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