nearbyadv.prep.adj.

Brit.

/ˌnɪəˈbʌɪ/, U.S.

/ˌnɪrˈbaɪ/

Forms: see near adv.² and by adv.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: near adv.², by adv.

Etymology: < near adv.² + by adv. Compare earlier nigh by adv.Now usually written as one word in all senses (although still frequently written as two words in sense A. in British English).

A. adv.

1. Close by, close at hand.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > distance > nearness > near by [phrase]

nigh handlOE

of (also from, in) nigh?c1225

at the gate1340

near at handa1400

nearhanda1400

nigh at handa1400

nigh byc1460

nearbyc1480

on the doorstep1957

on the (or one's) doorstep1957

c1480 (a1400) St. John Evangelist 101 in W. M. Metcalfe Legends Saints Sc. Dial. (1896) I. 112 Sancte Iohne, þat þan erand had ner by, and her[d] quhat wes done.

1488 (c1478) Hary Actis & Deidis Schir William Wallace (Adv.) (1968–9) i. l. 378 Ridand thar come ner-by quhar Wallace was The lorde Persye.

c1515 Ld. Berners tr. Bk. Duke Huon of Burdeux (1882–7) lviii. 197 Galaffer was nere by, and herd what Huon sayd.

a1530 (c1425) Andrew of Wyntoun Oryg. Cron. Scotl. (Royal) i. 363 Tyll a crag that wes neir by He bare hym.

1674 W. Cunningham Diary (1887) 3 John Murdie who dwells in a mailling neir by.

1728 P. Walker Life A. Peden (1827) Pref. 30 The Preaching was near-by, for we heard the Psalms sweetly sung.

?1780 'Merry Andrew at Tam-Tallan' Antient & New Hist. Buck-Haven (new ed.) ii. 15 A farmer who lived near by.

1868 W. Morris Earthly Paradise 145 Nearby is my asses' stall.

1888 Cent. Mag. July 328/1 The ruins of an old temple near by bear the cartouches of Rameses II.

1931 News Chron. 25 Aug. There had been feverish activity at the Trade Union Congress office nearby.

1983 J. M. Coetzee Life & Times Michael K i. 76 There was no water nearby.

2. Chiefly Scottish and Irish English (northern). Nearly, almost; thereabouts.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > relationship > similarity > [adverb] > almost or nearly

nigheOE

well-nigheOE

forneanc1000

well-nearc1175

almostc1261

nighwhatc1300

nearhandc1350

nigh handa1375

nigh handsa1375

as good asc1390

into (right) littlea1413

unto litea1420

nigh byc1430

nearbyc1485

near handsa1500

as near as1517

mosta1538

next door1542

wellmost1548

all but1590

anewst1590

uneath1590

next to1611

nearlya1616

thereaboutsa1616

welly1615

thereabout1664

within (an) ames-ace ofa1670

anear1675

pretty much1682

three parts1711

newsta1728

only not1779

partly1781

in all but name1824

just about1836

nentes1854

near1855

nar1859

just1860

not-quite1870

nearabouta1878

effectively1884

nigh on1887

the world > relative properties > quantity > approximate quantity or amount > approximately (an amount) [phrase] > nearly (an amount)

nigh thana1200

on (also upon) the point ofc1300

nearhandc1350

nigh byc1430

nearbyc1485

nigh hand1548

fast upon1583

nigh upon1632

near on (also upon)1651

nothing short of1838

nigh but1854

c1485 ( G. Hay Bk. Law of Armys (2005) 158 [He] distroyit and slew nereby all the kingis of the warld.

1509 in J. Gairdner Historia Regis Henrici Septimi (1858) 439 Hyt ys nere by an hole yere that a servant of hys hathe byn yn themperows corte.

1563 J. Davidson Answer to Tractiue Kennedy f. 8^v Neirby, ane thousand zeir or Augustine was borne.

1596 J. Dalrymple tr. J. Leslie Hist. Scotl. (1888) I. 262 Al passage of Treffik..Was neirby cuttit away fra Britannie.

1666 in J. Gilmour & D. Falconer Coll. Decisions Lords of Council (1701) i. 132 Wodset lands set..for half meal or nearby.

1815 W. Scott Guy Mannering III. vi. 107 After a trot o' sixty mile or near bye.

1822 R. Wilson Poems 82 'Tis fourscore winters nearbye now, Sin' I first follow'd up the plew.

1953 M. Traynor Eng. Dial. Donegal 194/2 I was near-by dead with drouth.

1996 C. I. Macafee Conc. Ulster Dict. 233 Nearby, nearly, almost.

B. prep.

1. Originally Scottish. Close to (a place, etc.).

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > distance > nearness > near to [preposition]

nighOE

anentOE

atOE

yhendeOE

anewstc1275

nigh handa1300

neara1325

narc1325

againstc1384

nearhanda1400

towardc1400

towards?1447

nearhand?c1450

nearbyc1485

anear1532

anigh1583

under or in the shadow of1853

c1485 ( G. Hay Bk. Law of Armys (2005) 40 The citee of hostrye..is nere by Rome.

a1530 (c1425) Andrew of Wyntoun Oryg. Cron. Scotl. (Royal) iii. 319 Thai enbussyd thame ner by That womanys house.

1568 G. Skeyne Breue Descriptioun Pest iv. sig. A6. Thoise placis ar maist subiect to the pest, quhilkis ar neirby the see.

1611 in H. Maule Reg. de Panmure (1874) I. xxix On the east syd of the pulpit neir by the southe wal of the kirk.

1814 W. Nicholson Country Lass iii Near by the poet's houseless head.

1889 E. Peacock Gloss. Words Manley & Corringham, Lincs. (ed. 2) (at cited word) He lives near by th' Calvin capil.

1984 Christian Sci. Monitor (Nexis) 9 Aug. 29 Micro enterprises can be done from their homes or from a rented room in a community where they can be nearby their children.

1992 W. Horwood Duncton Rising xxiii. 292 They went down one tunnel and then another, keeping nearby the busier parts.

†2. Scottish. Nearly in accordance with. Obsolete. rare.

ΚΠ

a1600 ( W. Stewart tr. H. Boece Bk. Cron. Scotl. (1858) I. 231 Judges he maid neirby the vse of Rome.

C. adj.

1. Close at hand, neighbouring; not far off.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > distance > nearness > [adjective]

yhendeeOE

nighOE

hendc1175

nearc1400

propinquec1487

assisting1579

neighbour1579

propinquant1633

near-acquainted1639

indistant1644

nearhand1653

adjourning1816

propinquousa1832

nearby1858

propinquitous1867

1858 G. MacDonald Phantastes 88 The cows in a near-by field were eating.

1878 N. Amer. Rev. 127 361 Great problems in the near-by future.

1887 Times 31 Aug. 4/3 Many people..are housed..in near-by towns [U.S.].

1939 J. Joyce Finnegans Wake 448 Take a good longing gaze into any nearby shopwindow.

1954 Manch. Guardian Weekly 26 Aug. 4 He went to the near-by police station.

1998 S. C. Morris Crucible of Creation ii. 19 The light from the nearby star of Aldebaran..has taken almost 70 years to reach us.

2. Stock Market. Of an option or futures contract: nearing maturity; spec. that expires in the next month of active trading in that particular type of futures. Cf. nearby n.

ΚΠ

1943 Canad. Jrnl. Econ. & Polit. Sci. 9 565 Cash wheat and near-by futures were at a substantial premium over ‘May wheat’.

1957 Times 3 Dec. 17/6 The posting of 52 merino tenders quickly depressed nearby futures.

1979 Jrnl. Finance 34 164 Two or four week periods in which the nearby contract expired were dropped from the sample. During the harvest season, futures contracts are available for every other month for corn and wheat.

2000 Wall St. Jrnl. 15 June c21/1 Nearby July corn futures fell 4.5 cents to settle at $2.0325 a bushel, the lowest settlement for a nearby corn contract since Dec. 16.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	nearby
释义	nearbyn. Brit. /ˈnɪəbʌɪ/, U.S. /ˈnɪrˌbaɪ/ Inflections: Plural nearbys. Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: English nearby futures contract. Etymology: Short for nearby futures contract (see nearby adj. 2). Stock Market. A nearby futures contract (cf. nearby adj. 2). Usually in plural. ΚΠ 1927 N.Y. Times 27 Sept. 42/2 The market opened unchanged,..the strength being noted in the new crop months... Dealers appeared as sellers of nearbys. 1974 Jrnl. Commerce 30 Jan. 6/3 World sugar futures closed in irregular fashion with nearbys stronger and back months weaker. 1980 Times 30 Dec. 16/6 Wall Street... Cotton futures eased from strong opening levels to close with gains of 1.17 to 0.75 cents in nearbys. 1995 Jerusalem Post (Nexis) 1 May 9 Wheat futures settled mixed, with nearbys hanging on to modest gains. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). nearbyadv.prep.adj. Brit. /ˌnɪəˈbʌɪ/, U.S. /ˌnɪrˈbaɪ/ Forms: see near adv.² and by adv. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: near adv.², by adv. Etymology: < near adv.² + by adv. Compare earlier nigh by adv.Now usually written as one word in all senses (although still frequently written as two words in sense A. in British English). A. adv. 1. Close by, close at hand. ΘΚΠ the world > space > distance > nearness > near by [phrase] nigh handlOE of (also from, in) nigh?c1225 at the gate1340 near at handa1400 nearhanda1400 nigh at handa1400 nigh byc1460 nearbyc1480 on the doorstep1957 on the (or one's) doorstep1957 c1480 (a1400) St. John Evangelist 101 in W. M. Metcalfe Legends Saints Sc. Dial. (1896) I. 112 Sancte Iohne, þat þan erand had ner by, and her[d] quhat wes done. 1488 (c1478) Hary Actis & Deidis Schir William Wallace (Adv.) (1968–9) i. l. 378 Ridand thar come ner-by quhar Wallace was The lorde Persye. c1515 Ld. Berners tr. Bk. Duke Huon of Burdeux (1882–7) lviii. 197 Galaffer was nere by, and herd what Huon sayd. a1530 (c1425) Andrew of Wyntoun Oryg. Cron. Scotl. (Royal) i. 363 Tyll a crag that wes neir by He bare hym. 1674 W. Cunningham Diary (1887) 3 John Murdie who dwells in a mailling neir by. 1728 P. Walker Life A. Peden (1827) Pref. 30 The Preaching was near-by, for we heard the Psalms sweetly sung. ?1780 'Merry Andrew at Tam-Tallan' Antient & New Hist. Buck-Haven (new ed.) ii. 15 A farmer who lived near by. 1868 W. Morris Earthly Paradise 145 Nearby is my asses' stall. 1888 Cent. Mag. July 328/1 The ruins of an old temple near by bear the cartouches of Rameses II. 1931 News Chron. 25 Aug. There had been feverish activity at the Trade Union Congress office nearby. 1983 J. M. Coetzee Life & Times Michael K i. 76 There was no water nearby. 2. Chiefly Scottish and Irish English (northern). Nearly, almost; thereabouts. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > similarity > [adverb] > almost or nearly nigheOE well-nigheOE forneanc1000 well-nearc1175 almostc1261 nighwhatc1300 nearhandc1350 nigh handa1375 nigh handsa1375 as good asc1390 into (right) littlea1413 unto litea1420 nigh byc1430 nearbyc1485 near handsa1500 as near as1517 mosta1538 next door1542 wellmost1548 all but1590 anewst1590 uneath1590 next to1611 nearlya1616 thereaboutsa1616 welly1615 thereabout1664 within (an) ames-ace ofa1670 anear1675 pretty much1682 three parts1711 newsta1728 only not1779 partly1781 in all but name1824 just about1836 nentes1854 near1855 nar1859 just1860 not-quite1870 nearabouta1878 effectively1884 nigh on1887 the world > relative properties > quantity > approximate quantity or amount > approximately (an amount) [phrase] > nearly (an amount) nigh thana1200 on (also upon) the point ofc1300 nearhandc1350 nigh byc1430 nearbyc1485 nigh hand1548 fast upon1583 nigh upon1632 near on (also upon)1651 nothing short of1838 nigh but1854 c1485 ( G. Hay Bk. Law of Armys (2005) 158 [He] distroyit and slew nereby all the kingis of the warld. 1509 in J. Gairdner Historia Regis Henrici Septimi (1858) 439 Hyt ys nere by an hole yere that a servant of hys hathe byn yn themperows corte. 1563 J. Davidson Answer to Tractiue Kennedy f. 8^v Neirby, ane thousand zeir or Augustine was borne. 1596 J. Dalrymple tr. J. Leslie Hist. Scotl. (1888) I. 262 Al passage of Treffik..Was neirby cuttit away fra Britannie. 1666 in J. Gilmour & D. Falconer Coll. Decisions Lords of Council (1701) i. 132 Wodset lands set..for half meal or nearby. 1815 W. Scott Guy Mannering III. vi. 107 After a trot o' sixty mile or near bye. 1822 R. Wilson Poems 82 'Tis fourscore winters nearbye now, Sin' I first follow'd up the plew. 1953 M. Traynor Eng. Dial. Donegal 194/2 I was near-by dead with drouth. 1996 C. I. Macafee Conc. Ulster Dict. 233 Nearby, nearly, almost. B. prep. 1. Originally Scottish. Close to (a place, etc.). ΘΚΠ the world > space > distance > nearness > near to [preposition] nighOE anentOE atOE yhendeOE anewstc1275 nigh handa1300 neara1325 narc1325 againstc1384 nearhanda1400 towardc1400 towards?1447 nearhand?c1450 nearbyc1485 anear1532 anigh1583 under or in the shadow of1853 c1485 ( G. Hay Bk. Law of Armys (2005) 40 The citee of hostrye..is nere by Rome. a1530 (c1425) Andrew of Wyntoun Oryg. Cron. Scotl. (Royal) iii. 319 Thai enbussyd thame ner by That womanys house. 1568 G. Skeyne Breue Descriptioun Pest iv. sig. A6. Thoise placis ar maist subiect to the pest, quhilkis ar neirby the see. 1611 in H. Maule Reg. de Panmure (1874) I. xxix On the east syd of the pulpit neir by the southe wal of the kirk. 1814 W. Nicholson Country Lass iii Near by the poet's houseless head. 1889 E. Peacock Gloss. Words Manley & Corringham, Lincs. (ed. 2) (at cited word) He lives near by th' Calvin capil. 1984 Christian Sci. Monitor (Nexis) 9 Aug. 29 Micro enterprises can be done from their homes or from a rented room in a community where they can be nearby their children. 1992 W. Horwood Duncton Rising xxiii. 292 They went down one tunnel and then another, keeping nearby the busier parts. †2. Scottish. Nearly in accordance with. Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ a1600 ( W. Stewart tr. H. Boece Bk. Cron. Scotl. (1858) I. 231 Judges he maid neirby the vse of Rome. C. adj. 1. Close at hand, neighbouring; not far off. ΘΚΠ the world > space > distance > nearness > [adjective] yhendeeOE nighOE hendc1175 nearc1400 propinquec1487 assisting1579 neighbour1579 propinquant1633 near-acquainted1639 indistant1644 nearhand1653 adjourning1816 propinquousa1832 nearby1858 propinquitous1867 1858 G. MacDonald Phantastes 88 The cows in a near-by field were eating. 1878 N. Amer. Rev. 127 361 Great problems in the near-by future. 1887 Times 31 Aug. 4/3 Many people..are housed..in near-by towns [U.S.]. 1939 J. Joyce Finnegans Wake 448 Take a good longing gaze into any nearby shopwindow. 1954 Manch. Guardian Weekly 26 Aug. 4 He went to the near-by police station. 1998 S. C. Morris Crucible of Creation ii. 19 The light from the nearby star of Aldebaran..has taken almost 70 years to reach us. 2. Stock Market. Of an option or futures contract: nearing maturity; spec. that expires in the next month of active trading in that particular type of futures. Cf. nearby n. ΚΠ 1943 Canad. Jrnl. Econ. & Polit. Sci. 9 565 Cash wheat and near-by futures were at a substantial premium over ‘May wheat’. 1957 Times 3 Dec. 17/6 The posting of 52 merino tenders quickly depressed nearby futures. 1979 Jrnl. Finance 34 164 Two or four week periods in which the nearby contract expired were dropped from the sample. During the harvest season, futures contracts are available for every other month for corn and wheat. 2000 Wall St. Jrnl. 15 June c21/1 Nearby July corn futures fell 4.5 cents to settle at $2.0325 a bushel, the lowest settlement for a nearby corn contract since Dec. 16. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1927adv.prep.adj.c1480
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nearbyn.

nearbyadv.prep.adj.