I. ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adverb
Etymology: Middle English nerby, nere by, from ner, nere near + by, adverb
1. : near at hand : close by
nearby flows a river
plane lands nearby
2. Scotland : nearly , thereabouts
sixty miles or nearby
II. preposition
Etymology: Middle English nerby, nereby, from nerby, nere by, adverb
: close to : hard by : near
put up attractive churches nearby a university — W.L.Sperry
III. adjective
Etymology: nearby (I)
: being or set close at hand : adjacent , neighboring
water from a nearby river
IV. ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun
( -s )
: something produced in the neighborhood — usually used in plural
steady market on … colored eggs … but nearbys were weaker — Journal of Commerce