Near vs. Nearby

To, at, or within a short distance or interval in space or time

Located a short distance away; close at hand.

Just about; almost; nearly

Not far away

With or in a close relationship

Adjacent, near, close by

Close in time, space, position, or degree

Next to, close to

Closely related by kinship or association; intimate

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

Nearly occurring but not actually happening

Situated near; as, the nearby towns. Opposite of far away.

Just barely avoided

Close at hand;

Closely corresponding to or resembling an original

Not far away in relative terms;

Closely resembling the genuine article

Closer of two or more

Being on the left side of an animal or vehicle.

Being the animal or vehicle on the left.

Short and direct

(Archaic) Stingy; parsimonious.

Close to

To come close or closer to

To draw near or nearer; approach

Physically close.

Close in time.

Closely connected or related.

Close to one's interests, affection, etc.; intimate; dear.

Close to anything followed or imitated; not free, loose, or rambling.

So as barely to avoid or pass injury or loss; close; narrow.

Approximate, almost.

On the side nearest to the kerb (the left-hand side if one drives on the left).

(dated) Next to the driver, when he is on foot; (US) on the left of an animal or a team.

(obsolete) Immediate; direct; close; short.

Stingy; parsimonious.

Within the currently selected segment in a segmented memory architecture.

At or towards a position close in space or time. en

Nearly; almost.

Physically close to, in close proximity to.

Close to in time.

Close to in nature or degree.

(ambitransitive) To come closer to; to approach.

The left side of a horse or of a team of horses pulling a carriage etc.

At a little distance, in place, time, manner, or degree; not remote; nigh.

Nearly; almost; well-nigh.

Closely; intimately.

Not far distant in time, place, or degree; not remote; close at hand; adjacent; neighboring; nigh.

Closely connected or related.

Close to one's interests, affection, etc.; touching, or affecting intimately; intimate; dear; as, a near friend.

Close to anything followed or imitated; not free, loose, or rambling; as, a version near to the original.

So as barely to avoid or pass injury or loss; close; narrow{3}; as, a near escape; a near miss.

Immediate; direct; close; short.

Close-fisted; parsimonious.

To approach; to come nearer; as, the ship neared the land.

To draw near; to approach.

Move towards;

Not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances;

Being on the left side;

Closely resembling the genuine article;

Giving or spending with reluctance;

With or in a close or intimate relationship;

Very close in resemblance;

Near in time or place or relationship;

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; `near' is sometimes used informally for `nearly' and `most' is sometimes used informally for `almost';