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nearby

near·by [ neer b ]


adjective,

adverb 
Definition:
 
not far off in space: in, at, or to a place a short distance away
a nearby grocer
His mother was waiting nearby.
The children's school is quite nearby.



adjective 
Definition:
 
not far off in time: closest in time, especially to a stock-exchange transaction

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