[
UK
/niəbˈaɪ/
]
[ US /ˈnɪɹˈbaɪ/ ]
[ US /ˈnɪɹˈbaɪ/ ]
ADJECTIVE
-
close at hand
the nearby towns
concentrated his study on the nearby planet Venus
ADVERB
-
not far away in relative terms
the planets orbiting nearby are Venus and Mars
she works nearby
How To Use nearby In A Sentence
- The nearby street was littered with shattered vehicles, pieces of glass, bricks, mangled steel and scraps of clothing.
- If the inducing angle is overestimated, the test line should be seen as parallel when it is actually rotated away from the nearby arm of the angle
- There are some fantastic pubs and inns nearby but you should take advantage of the welcome pack you receive on arrival. The Sun
- The walls were built from stones taken from nearby hills.
- Many of the wrecks around our coasts are either mine or torpedo victims, and either way there is a colossal bang, the ship gets a big chunk blown out of it and the rest lands in a heap nearby.
- They decided to pipe the water in from the Changjiang River nearby.
- In the research the hand was linked to the amputee's arm only by wire and actually lay on a nearby surface. Times, Sunday Times
- Somewhere nearby a guard dog barked and then another one. Bomber
- Nearby attractions: Mauna Loa Macadamia Nut Corporation, Hilo.
- There's no camping, but the nearby university is offering digs. Times, Sunday Times