# nearby

Pronunciation: say "neer-BY" /ˌnɪə(ɹ)ˈbaɪ/

## Adjective

1. Situated a short distance away; close at hand.
   - Simple: Close to you or to the place you are talking about, only a short distance away.
   - _Residents fled to a nearby shelter when the river overflowed._
   - _The hotel recommended several nearby restaurants for dinner._

## Adverb

2. At or to a short distance from a given point; close at hand.
   - Simple: At a short distance away from a place or person.
   - _A fire station stands nearby, so help arrives within minutes._
   - _He parked nearby and walked the rest of the way to the stadium._

## Other meanings

- (noun) In futures trading, whichever contract within a particular group comes due for settlement first.

## Origin

From Middle English ner-bi or neer by, formed from the combination of near and by.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/nearby (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).