nearby

«nearby» in Mova's school dictionary: not far away, close to here or close to a place — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (nearby); adverb (nearby)

meaning for a pupil

1) Nearby means not far away, close to here or close to a place. tree →

2) As an adjective it comes before a noun: a nearby park. As an adverb it comes after a verb: we live nearby. tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life «nearby» is about places close to home or school: a nearby shop, a nearby friend. In safety lessons, know a nearby safe place or a nearby adult you can go to for help; when lost, stay where you are or go to a nearby shop and ask staff. In maps and geography «nearby» means close in distance. Phrases: somewhere nearby, a nearby town, live nearby.

examples

• We live in a small town with a beach nearby. tree →
• Is there a toilet nearby? tree →
• My best friend lives nearby, so we walk to school together. tree →
• If you are lost, ask a nearby shop assistant for help. tree →
• A dog was barking somewhere nearby. tree →
• We went to a nearby park for a picnic. tree →
• The nearby river can flood after heavy rain. tree →
• Stay nearby where I can see you. tree →
• There were several roads nearby, but it did not take her long to find the one paved with yellow bricks. tree →

note

One word: «nearby» (not «near by»). It can be an adjective (a nearby house) or an adverb (it is nearby). «Near» needs an object («near the school»); «nearby» does not («the school is nearby»).

In the corpora

• Bamboo flowers and dies all at once every few decades, so pandas need several kinds of bamboo nearby.
• Lemurs live wild only on Madagascar and a few nearby islands; about a hundred kinds are known, and many are in danger.
• Raccoons were brought to Europe and some escaped; now they live wild in Germany and are spreading to nearby countries.
• Some old tree stumps stay alive for years because their roots are joined to nearby trees, which keep them fed with sugar.
• A cosy bed nearby and a calm voice help it settle over a few nights.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «nearby» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.