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nearby

//ˌnɪə(ɹ)ˈbaɪ//

Adjective

A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

Adverb

A word that modifies a verb, adjective, another adverb, or a clause.

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Note for nearby

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Forms

Adjective

A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

Comparative
more nearby
Superlative
most nearby

Adverb

A word that modifies a verb, adjective, another adverb, or a clause.

Comparative
more nearby
Superlative
most nearby

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Plural
nearbys

Definitions

Adjective

A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

  1. 1.Adjacent, near, close by.

    • He stopped at a nearby store for some groceries.

Adverb

A word that modifies a verb, adjective, another adverb, or a clause.

  1. 1.Next to, close to.

    • I'm glad my friends live nearby where I can visit them.

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

  1. 1.A futures contract, of a particular group, whose settlement date is the earliest.

    • The deferred contract should be expected to rise, and buying the deferred while selling the nearby is then profitable.
    • 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.

Frequency

Overall

Uncommon· #3118

By learning goal

Everyday conversation
Rare
General reading & writing
Uncommon
Academic
Rare
Literature
Rare

Related words

Word family

Etymology

From Middle English ner-bi, neer by, equivalent to near + by.

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