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What is difference between near and nearby?


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exRanger profile picture exRangerNovember 2018
In (American) English, the difference b/w these two forms is nearly nil, i.e., they mean (roughly) the same thing: an object -- a place, a person, and/or other object(s) -- is/are situated within close proximity to another object, again -- place, person, and/or other object(s). Is this helpful to you?
  • TXNMSmurf profile picture TXNMSmurfNovember 2018
    Also, in general, you use nearby on its own (as in "Yeah, that restaurant is nearby") while you use near with an object or noun clause (as in "That restaurant is near the other one" or "That restaurant is near where my friends live")
Amarilles profile picture AmarillesNovember 2018
They mean the same thing. The difference is how the words are used.

Their school is nearby.
v.s
Their school is near us/here/our house/etc.

The sentence doesn't sound quite complete when saying "their school is near."