different between nearer vs nearby
nearer
English
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?n???/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?n????/
- Rhymes: -????(?)
Adjective
nearer
- Less distant; comparative form of near: more near.
- There are two pubs in the town; the nearer one is about a five-minute walk away.
Preposition
nearer
- Closer to.
- I'd like to live nearer to the office.
- 1897, H. G. Wells, The Star:
- The star grew—it grew with a terrible steadiness hour after hour, a little larger each hour, a little nearer the midnight zenith, and brighter and brighter, until it had turned night into a second day.
Anagrams
- earner, re-earn, reearn
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nearby
English
Etymology
From Middle English ner-bi, neer by, equivalent to near +? by.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?n??(?)?ba?/
Adjective
nearby (comparative more nearby, superlative most nearby)
- adjacent, near, close by
Synonyms
- close; see also Thesaurus:near
Translations
Adverb
nearby (comparative more nearby, superlative most nearby)
- next to, close to
Translations
Usage notes
Some British writers make the distinction between the adverbial near by, which is written as two words; and the adjectival nearby, which is written as one. In American English, the one-word spelling is standard for both forms.
Anagrams
- Barney, barney, brayne
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