Meaning & use
nearby
Located a short distance away; close by in position.
See it in a sentence
We ate lunch at a nearby café before continuing our tour of the city.
A fox darted into the bushes as soon as it sensed us nearby.
A note on using this word
Nearby functions as both an adjective before a noun and an adverb after a verb, with no change in spelling.
Words with a similar meaning
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Words with an opposite meaning
distantfar
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