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Nearby vs Obtainable - What's the difference?

nearby | obtainable |

As adjectives the difference between nearby and obtainable

is that nearby is adjacent, near, very close while obtainable is capable of being obtained or procured.

As an adverb nearby

is next to, close to.

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.

    Anagrams

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    obtainable

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Capable of being obtained or procured.
  • * 2007 , Bill Mason, Connetquot targeted: BLACK POWDER HISTORY, Newsday.com , 14 July,
    • Potassium nitrate, sulphur and charcoal are combined in proportions and through methods easily obtainable in books and on the Internet.