vicinity

«vicinity» in Mova's school dictionary: the area near or around a place — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (the vicinity; vicinities — rare)

meaning for a pupil

1) (formal) The vicinity is the area near or around a place. tree →

2) «In the vicinity of» a number means about or roughly that number. tree →

sense in the lessons

A formal word in news, police reports and exam language: «in the vicinity of the school». In everyday talk people say «near» or «around». In maths language «in the vicinity of 500» means about 500.

examples

• There are three parks in the vicinity of our house. tree →
• Police asked people in the vicinity to stay indoors. tree →
• No shops are in the immediate vicinity. tree →
• The cost was in the vicinity of 200 pounds. tree →
• Was anyone seen in the vicinity of the fire? tree →
• Wild deer live in the vicinity. tree →

note

Formal; usually «in the vicinity (of)». Spelling: v-i-c-i-n-i-t-y. Meaning «about» with numbers is an estimate, not an exact amount.

Trees and pragmatics

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