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near·by
(nîr′bī′)adj.
Located a short distance away; close at hand.
adv.
Not far away: She lives downtown and works nearby.
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nearby
adj
not far away; close at hand
adv
close by
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near•by
(ˈnɪərˈbaɪ)adj.
1. close at hand; adjacent; neighboring.
adv. 2. in the vicinity; close by.
[1425–75]
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Adj. | 1. | nearby - close at hand; "the nearby towns"; "concentrated his study on the nearby planet Venus" |
Adv. | 1. | nearby - not far away in relative terms; "she works nearby"; "the planets orbiting nearby are Venus and Mars" |
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nearby
adverb
1. close at hand, within reach, not far away, at close quarters, just round the corner, proximate, within sniffing distance (informal) He might easily have been seen by someone who lived nearby.
adjective
1. neighbouring, adjacent, adjoining At a nearby table a man was complaining in a loud voice.
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nearby
adjective1. Not far from another in space, time, or relation:
2. Being within easy reach:
Idioms: close at hand, close by.
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Translations
بِالْقُرْبِ مِنَعلى مَقْرُبَةٍ، قَريب، مُجاوِرمُجَاوِرٌ
blízkonedalekonedalekývedle
i nærheden
lähellälähellä oleva
nedalekoobližnji
nálægt
近くに近くの
근처에근처의
bližnjiblizu
i närhetennärbelägen
ใกล้เคียงใกล้ๆ
ở gầnở gần đây
nearby
[ˈnɪəˈbaɪ]Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
nearby
[ˈnɪərbaɪ] adj → voisin(e)
Bob was sitting at a nearby table → Bob était assis à une table voisine.
We went to the nearby village of Torrance → Nous sommes allés à Torrance, le village voisin.
a nearby garage → un garage des environs
Bob was sitting at a nearby table → Bob était assis à une table voisine.
We went to the nearby village of Torrance → Nous sommes allés à Torrance, le village voisin.
a nearby garage → un garage des environs
[ˌnɪərˈbaɪ] adv → à proximité
There's a supermarket nearby → Il y a un supermarché à proximité.
We decided to walk to the cottage, as there was a river nearby → Nous décidâmes de marcher jusqu'au cottage, car il y avait une rivière à proximité.
A band was playing nearby
BUT Un orchestre jouait non loin.near-death experience n → expérience f de mort imminente
There's a supermarket nearby → Il y a un supermarché à proximité.
We decided to walk to the cottage, as there was a river nearby → Nous décidâmes de marcher jusqu'au cottage, car il y avait une rivière à proximité.
A band was playing nearby
BUT Un orchestre jouait non loin.near-death experience n → expérience f de mort imminente
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Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
nearby
[nɪəˈbaɪ]1. adv → (qui or lì) vicino
2. adj → vicino/a
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
near
(niə) adjective1. not far away in place or time. The station is quite near; Christmas is getting near.
2. not far away in relationship. He is a near relation.
adverb1. to or at a short distance from here or the place mentioned. He lives quite near.
2. (with to) close to. Don't sit too near to the window.
preposition at a very small distance from (in place, time etc). She lives near the church; It was near midnight when they arrived.
verb to come near (to). The roads became busier as they neared the town; as evening was nearing.
ˈnearly adverb not far from; almost. nearly one o'clock; He has nearly finished.
ˈnearness nounnearby (niəˈbai) adverb
close to here or the place mentioned. He lives nearby; a cottage with a stream running nearby.
ˈnearside adjective (of the side of a vehicle etc) furthest from the centre of the road.
ˌnear-ˈsighted adjective short-sighted.
a near miss something that is almost a hit, success etc.
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nearby
→ بِالْقُرْبِ مِنَ, مُجَاوِرٌ nedaleko, nedaleký i nærheden in der Nähe, nahegelegen γειτονικός, δίπλα cerca, de por aquí cerca lähellä, lähellä oleva à côté, proche nedaleko, obližnji nei pressi di, vicino 近くに, 近くの 근처에, 근처의 dichtbij i nærheten, nærliggende pobliski, w pobliżu perto, próximo близко, близлежащий i närheten, närbelägen ใกล้เคียง, ใกล้ๆ yakın, yakınlarda ở gần, ở gần đây 在附近, 附近的Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
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