"near by" meaning in All languages combined

See near by on Wiktionary

Adverb [English]

Forms: more near by [comparative], most near by [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adv}} near by (comparative more near by, superlative most near by)
  1. Alternative form of nearby. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: nearby
    Sense id: en-near_by-en-adv-o~kGY4jL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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          "ref": "1899 April, Joseph Conrad, “The Heart of Darkness”, in Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine, volume CLXV, number MII, New York, N.Y.: The Leonard Scott Publishing Company, […], →OCLC, part III (Conclusion), page 635, column 1:",
          "text": "We were on deck at the time, and the head-man of my woodcutters, lounging near by, turned upon him his heavy and glittering eyes.",
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        {
          "ref": "1918, Henry B[lake] Fuller, On the Stairs, Boston, Mass., New York, N.Y.: Hougton Mifflin Company; Cambridge, Mass.: The Riverside Press, →OCLC, part III, section IV, page 97:",
          "text": "If you are full, call somebody to take us and our baggage to some hotel near by that is not full.",
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          "ref": "1921 June, Margery Williams, “The Velveteen Rabbit: Or How Toys Become Real”, in Harper’s Bazar, volume LVI, number 6 (2504 overall), New York, N.Y.: International Magazine Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 110, column 1:",
          "text": "Near by he could see the thicket of raspberry canes, growing tall and close like a tropical jungle, in whose shadow he had played with the Boy on bygone mornings.",
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