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Nearby Adverb Short Distance Easily Lived Spoke Softly

word nearby
definition
adverb
If something is nearby, it is only a short distance away.
He might easily have been seen by someone who lived nearby.
He spoke softly to a couple standing nearby.
There is less expensive accommodation nearby.
There were one or two suspicious looks from nearby.
At a nearby table a man was complaining in a loud voice.
...the nearby village of Crowthorne.
inflections near bynear-by
cefr-level B2

Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:b2

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