What is the meaning of nearby?

adjective

  • Close at hand.
    • usage: "the nearby towns"; "concentrated his study on the nearby planet Venus"

adverb

  • Not far away in relative terms.
    • usage: "she works nearby"; "the planets orbiting nearby are Venus and Mars"
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