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Beside vs Nearby - What's the difference?

beside | nearby |

As adverbs the difference between beside and nearby

is that beside is otherwise; else while nearby is next to, close to.

As a preposition beside

is next to; at the side of.

As an adjective nearby is

adjacent, near, very close.

beside

English

Preposition

(English prepositions)
  • Next to; at the side of.
    • A small table beside the bed
  • Not relevant to.
    • That is beside the point
  • Besides; in addition to.
  • * Alexander Pope:
    • To all beside , as much an empty shade, / An Eugene living, as a Caesar dead.

    Usage notes

    * Not to be confused with besides . See .

    Derived terms

    * besidely * beside oneself * beside the point * besides

    Adverb

    (-)
  • otherwise; else
  • * Percy Bysshe Shelley, Ozymandias :
    • Nothing beside remains. Round the decay / Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare / The lone and level sands stretch far away.

    See also

    * para-

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    nearby

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • adjacent, near, very close
    • He stopped at a nearby store for some groceries.

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • next to, close to
    • I'm glad my friends live nearby where I can visit them.

    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.

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