"close by" meaning in English

See close by in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Preposition

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositions|head=}} close by, {{en-prep}} close by
  1. Close, near, nearby: in proximity (to).
    With a noun-phrase complement.
    Sense id: en-close_by-en-prep-jf5p7UM8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English locatives, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 25 25 25 Disambiguation of English locatives: 25 25 25 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 25 25 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 25 25 25
  2. Close, near, nearby: in proximity (to).
    With no explicit complement.
    Sense id: en-close_by-en-prep-4KIVHp9r Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English locatives, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 25 25 25 Disambiguation of English locatives: 25 25 25 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 25 25 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 25 25 25
  3. Close, near, nearby: in proximity (to).
    With the preposition to introducing a noun-phrase complement.
    Sense id: en-close_by-en-prep-UvFEqitc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English locatives, English prepositions, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 25 25 25 Disambiguation of English locatives: 25 25 25 25 Disambiguation of English prepositions: 22 22 35 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 25 25 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 25 25 25
  4. Close, near, nearby: in proximity (to).
    Preceding and modifying a noun.
    Sense id: en-close_by-en-prep-jeDEfGeG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English locatives, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 25 25 25 Disambiguation of English locatives: 25 25 25 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 25 25 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 25 25 25
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: close-by, closeby

Alternative forms

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