Near vs. Nearby

Near vs. Nearby — Is There a Difference?
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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 friend

Nearbyadjective

close at hand;

the nearby townsconcentrated his study on the nearby planet Venus
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Nearadjective

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

a version near to the original

Nearbyadverb

not far away in relative terms;

she works nearbythe planets orbiting nearby are Venus and Mars

Nearadjective

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

a near escape

Nearadjective

(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.
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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 leg

Nearadjective

(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 nearer

Nearadjective

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 call

Nearadjective

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 side

Nearadjective

closely resembling the genuine article;

near beera dress of near satin

Nearadjective

giving or spending with reluctance;

our cheeseparing administrationvery close (or near) with his moneya penny-pinching miserly old man

Nearadjective

with or in a close or intimate relationship;

a good friendmy sisters and brothers are near and dear

Nearadjective

very close in resemblance;

sketched in an approximate likenessa near likeness

Nearadverb

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 fire

Nearadverb

(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