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# nearby

adjective (nearby); adverb (nearby)

«nearby» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Nearby means not far away, close to here or close to a place. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nearby/#m1)
2. As an adjective it comes before a noun: a nearby park. As an adverb it comes after a verb: we live nearby. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nearby/#m2)

### In the lessons

In everyday life «nearby» is about places close to home or school: a nearby shop, a nearby friend. In safety lessons, know a nearby safe place or a nearby adult you can go to for help; when lost, stay where you are or go to a nearby shop and ask staff. In maps and geography «nearby» means close in distance. Phrases: somewhere nearby, a nearby town, live nearby.

### Examples

- We live in a small town with a beach nearby. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nearby/#x1)
- Is there a toilet nearby? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nearby/#x2)
- My best friend lives nearby, so we walk to school together. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nearby/#x3)
- If you are lost, ask a nearby shop assistant for help. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nearby/#x4)
- A dog was barking somewhere nearby. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nearby/#x5)
- We went to a nearby park for a picnic. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nearby/#x6)
- The nearby river can flood after heavy rain. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nearby/#x7)
- Stay nearby where I can see you. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nearby/#x8)
- There were several roads nearby, but it did not take her long to find the one paved with yellow bricks. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nearby/#x9)

### Note

One word: «nearby» (not «near by»). It can be an adjective (a nearby house) or an adverb (it is nearby). «Near» needs an object («near the school»); «nearby» does not («the school is nearby»).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «nearby» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nearby/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«nearby» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/nearby.html) on Mova free.