Standard Lemma guide

nearby

adj · adv · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ˌnɪə(ɹ)ˈbaɪ/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -aɪ
  • CMU ARPABET: N IH1 R B AY1 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Adjacent, near, close by.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • He stopped at a nearby store for some groceries.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adv

Meaning 2

Next to, close to.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • I'm glad my friends live nearby where I can visit them.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A futures contract, of a particular group, whose settlement date is the earliest.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: business, finance

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

close at hand

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the nearby towns
  • concentrated his study on the nearby planet Venus

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

adverb

Meaning 5

not far away in relative terms

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • she works nearby
  • the planets orbiting nearby are Venus and Mars

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Middle English ner-bi, neer by, equivalent to near + by.

Across languages

Translations

112 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: afër — adjacent
  • Gheg Albanian: skej — adjacent
  • Basque: hurbil — adjacent
  • Breton: e-kichen — adjacent
  • Bulgarian: близък (blizǎk) — adjacent
  • Bulgarian: съседен (sǎseden) — adjacent
  • Catalan: proper — adjacent
  • Catalan: pròxim — adjacent
  • Chinese Cantonese: 近 (kan5) — adjacent
  • Chinese Mandarin: 近 (jìn) — adjacent
  • Dutch: dichtbij — adjacent
  • Esperanto: apuda — adjacent
  • Finnish: lähellä — adjacent
  • French: proche — adjacent
  • Gallurese: accultu — adjacent
  • German: nahe gelegen — adjacent
  • Gothic: 𐌽𐌴𐍈 (nēƕ) — adjacent
  • Greek: κοντινός (kontinós) — adjacent
  • Ancient Greek: ἐγγύς (engús) — adjacent
  • Hindi: निकट (nikaṭ) — adjacent
  • Hungarian: közeli — adjacent
  • Italian: accanto — adjacent
  • Khmer: ក្បែរ (kbae) — adjacent
  • Latin: propinquus — adjacent
  • Malagasy: akaiky — adjacent
  • Malayalam: സമീപത്തെ (samīpatte) — adjacent
  • Māori: pahaki — adjacent
  • Māori: pātata — adjacent
  • Māori: maruatata — adjacent
  • Eastern Mari: лишыл (ĺišyl) — adjacent
  • Norwegian Bokmål: nærliggende — adjacent
  • Polish: pobliski — adjacent
  • Portuguese: próximo — adjacent
  • Campidanese Sardinian: affaccu — adjacent
  • Sardinian: affacca — adjacent
  • Sassarese: accostu — adjacent
  • Scots: naurby — adjacent
  • Slovak: blízky — adjacent
  • Slovak: vedľajší — adjacent
  • Spanish: cercano — adjacent
  • Spanish: próximo — adjacent
  • Spanish: concercano — adjacent
  • Sundanese: dengket — adjacent
  • Swedish: i närheten — adjacent
  • Swedish: nära — adjacent
  • Vietnamese: gần — adjacent
  • Vietnamese: bên cạnh đó — adjacent
  • Volapük: nilik — adjacent
  • Welsh: agos — adjacent
  • Albanian: afër — close to
  • Assamese: ওচৰে-পাঁজৰে (üsore-pãzore) — close to
  • Assamese: আশে-পাশে (axe-paxe) — close to
  • Bulgarian: наблизо (nablizo) — close to
  • Catalan: a prop — close to
  • Catalan: a la vora — close to
  • Chamicuro: a'lotsi'ta — close to
  • Chinese Mandarin: 在附近 (zài fùjìn) — close to
  • Czech: blízko — close to
  • Dutch: dichtbij — close to
  • Dutch: nabij — close to
  • Esperanto: apude — close to
  • Finnish: lähellä — close to
  • Finnish: lähistöllä — close to
  • French: à proximité — close to
  • German: nebenan — close to
  • German: in der Nähe — close to
  • German: nah — close to
  • Greek: κοντά (kontá) — close to
  • Ancient Greek: πέλας (pélas) — close to
  • Ancient Greek: ἐγγύς (engús) — close to
  • Ancient Greek: ἄγχι (ánkhi) — close to
  • Hindi: पास (pās) — close to
  • Hindi: पास में (pās mẽ) — close to
  • Irish: in aice láimhe — close to
  • Irish: in aice láithreach — close to
  • Italian: vicino (a) — close to
  • Japanese: 近くに (chikaku ni) — close to
  • Khmer: ក្បែរ (kbae) — close to
  • Korean: 가까이에 (gakkaie) — close to
  • Latin: prope — close to
  • Latin: iuxtā — close to
  • Lithuanian: arti — close to
  • Malayalam: സമീപം (samīpaṁ) — close to
  • Malayalam: അരികെ (arike) — close to
  • Malayalam: അടുത്ത് (aṭuttŭ) — close to
  • Māori: pahaki — close to
  • Ojibwe: besho — close to
  • Polish: blisko — close to
  • Portuguese: próximo — close to
  • Portuguese: por perto — close to
  • Russian: побли́зости (poblízosti) — close to
  • Russian: бли́зко (blízko) — close to
  • Russian: ря́дом (rjádom) — close to
  • Russian: неподалёку (nepodaljóku) — close to
  • Slovak: vedľa — close to
  • Slovak: blízko — close to
  • Slovak: nablízku — close to
  • Lower Sorbian: blisko — close to
  • Spanish: cerca — close to
  • Sundanese: dengket — close to
  • Swedish: i närheten — close to
  • Swedish: nära — close to
  • Tocharian B: akarte — close to
  • Tocharian B: ispek — close to
  • Urdu: پاس (pās) — close to
  • Urdu: پاس میں (pās mẽ) — close to
  • Vietnamese: gần — close to
  • Vietnamese: bên cạnh — close to
  • Vietnamese: gần đây — close to
  • Volapük: nilo — close to
  • Welsh: gerllaw — close to
  • Welsh: yn ymyl — close to
Real reading context

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