nearby

[neer-bahy]

adjective

1. close at hand; not far off; adjacent; neighboring.

   a nearby village.

adverb

1. in the neighborhood or vicinity; close by.

   She works nearby.

nearby

adjective

1. not far away; close at hand

adverb

1. close by

Word History and Origins

Origin of nearby¹

late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75; near, by

Example Sentences

These once held olive oil imported from Spain, North Africa and the Middle East and were discarded here after the oil was decanted at a nearby port.

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Since the nearby Barnes Foundation provides most of the administrative services, the building could devote a full two-thirds of its space to exhibition galleries.

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As the apocalypse begins, the Hallorans hold a farewell party and invite the nearby villagers.

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Two lucrative parking lots nearby remain under the control of Mathis’s Nashville Church of Christ.

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He dropped off a passenger in the Pacific Palisades, parked at a nearby trailhead and walked up the trail, the complaint said.

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Related Words

• adjacent 
• neighboring