The farmer that lived nearby came to investigate.
Source: tatoeba (18672)
Nearby
/ˌnɪə(ɹ)ˈbaɪ/
Synonyms for "nearby" (128 found)
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Closest matches (26)
Strong matches (38)
Noun(11 words)
contiguousconvenientconvenient toeasily reachedfast byhandhandyhardhard byhereabouthereaboutsimmediatein juxtapositionin spitting distancein the vicinityjust around the cornerlocal
Adjective(10 words)
handiesticelandic nálægtlocal analysislocal audiencelocal communitieslocal communitylocal customslocal ecosystemlocal establishmentlocal gatherings
Related words (64)
Adjective(18 words)
Noun(12 words)
local wordlocally availablemore localmost localnearingneighborhoodneighborhood clubsnot isolatedshort haulsurroundingtell someone abouttouching
nearnear at handnearaboutnearaboutsneighboringnighnigh aboutnot faron one sideon the sideonly a steppastpoint-blankpresentpropinquantpropinquousproximateready at handroundsidelong
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surroundingthereaboutthereaboutsto handto one sideto the sidewithin callwithin earshotwithin hearingwithin reach
Verb(1 words)
Adjective(1 words)
Related word relations
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More general
7 entriesMore specific
10 entriesadjacentadjoiningcontiguousin the near futurein the vicinityin walking distanceneighboringshortlysoonwithin reach
Collocations
8 entriesnearby creeknearby librarynearby neighborhoodnearby parknearby residentsnearby schoolnearby storenearby town
Derivations
1 entriessimilar
3 entriesSample sentences
15 total sentences available.
We could hear the donnnng ... donnnng of the church bells nearby.
Source: tatoeba (18732)
There is a hospital nearby.
Source: tatoeba (18733)
There is a shopping area nearby.
Source: tatoeba (18734)
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