also near by, near-by
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
If something is ~, it is only a short distance away.
He might easily have been seen by someone who lived ~...
There is less expensive accommodation ~...
There were one or two suspicious looks from ~.
ADV: ADV after v, n ADV, from ADV
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Nearby is also an adjective.
At a ~ table a man was complaining in a loud voice...
...the ~ village of Crowthorne.
? distant
ADJ: ADJ n