Nearer vs Nearby - What's the difference?
nearer | nearby |
Less distant from. (near).
* 1897 , , :
adjacent, near, very close
As adjectives the difference between nearer and nearby
is that nearer is less distant from (near) while nearby is adjacent, near, very close.As a preposition nearer
is closer.As an adverb nearby is
next to, close to.nearer
English
Adjective
(head)- 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
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English
Adjective
(en adjective)- He stopped at a nearby store for some groceries.