Near vs. Nearby
Difference Between Near and Nearby
Nearadjective
Physically close.
Nearbyadjective
adjacent, near, close-by
He stopped at a nearby store for some groceries.Nearadjective
Closely connected or related.
Nearbyadverb
next to, close to
I'm glad my friends live nearby where I can visit them.Nearadjective
Close to one's interests, affection, etc.; intimate; dear.
a near friendNearbyadjective
close at hand;
the nearby townsconcentrated his study on the nearby planet VenusNearadjective
Close to anything followed or imitated; not free, loose, or rambling.
a version near to the originalNearbyadverb
not far away in relative terms;
she works nearbythe planets orbiting nearby are Venus and MarsNearadjective
So as barely to avoid or pass injury or loss; close; narrow.
a near escapeNearadjective
(of an event) Approaching.
The end is near.Nearadjective
Approximate, almost.
The two words are near synonyms.Nearadjective
On the side nearest to the kerb (the left-hand side if one drives on the left).
The near front wheel came loose.Nearadjective
(dated) Next to the driver, when he is on foot; (US) on the left of an animal or a team.
the near ox; the near legNearadjective
(obsolete) Immediate; direct; close; short.
Nearadjective
Stingy; parsimonious.
Nearadverb
Having a small intervening distance with regard to something.
I'm near-sighted.Nearadverb
(colloquial) nearly
Nearpreposition
Close to, in close proximity to.
There are habitable planets orbiting many of the stars near our Sun.Nearpreposition
Close to in time.
The voyage was near completion.Nearverb
move towards;
We were approaching our destinationThey are drawing nearThe enemy army came nearer and nearerNearadjective
not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances;
near neighborsin the near futurethey are near equalshis nearest approach to successa very near thinga near hit by the bombshe was near tearsshe was close to tearshad a close callNearadjective
being on the left side;
the near or nigh horse is the one on the leftthe animal's left side is its near or nigh sideNearadjective
closely resembling the genuine article;
near beera dress of near satinNearadjective
giving or spending with reluctance;
our cheeseparing administrationvery close (or near) with his moneya penny-pinching miserly old manNearadjective
with or in a close or intimate relationship;
a good friendmy sisters and brothers are near and dearNearadjective
very close in resemblance;
sketched in an approximate likenessa near likenessNearadverb
near in time or place or relationship;
as the wedding day drew nearstood near the doordon't shoot until they come neargetting near to the true explanationher mother is always nearThe end draws nighthe bullet didn't come closedon't get too close to the fireNearadverb
(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';
the job is (just) about donethe baby was almost asleep when the alarm soundedwe're almost finishedthe car all but ran her downhe nearly faintedtalked for nigh onto 2 hoursthe recording is well-nigh perfectvirtually all the parties signed the contractI was near exhausted by the runmost everyone agrees
