Near and Nearby
2024-11-02
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1Hello! This week on Ask a Teacher, we answer a question from Haruna in Japan about the usage of the words "near" and "nearby."
2Dear Teacher,
3Today, I have a question about two words, "near" and "nearby."
4What is [the] difference between these two words?
5Thank you and best regards,
6Haruna
7I'm happy to answer this question, Haruna.
8Both words can mean "close in distance to something."
9The word "near" also has other meanings, as we will see.
10We can put the word "nearby" at the end of a sentence.
11For example, if you are in someone's house and a person in the house says:
12The market is nearby.
13That means the market is close to the house.
14The speaker does not need to say the word "house" because the word "nearby" means close to the place already stated or known.
15However, when we use the word "near" to say where something is, we say both places. The following example shows this:
16Their house is near the market.
17The following two examples also show this difference in usage between "nearby" and "near":
18The doctor's office is nearby.
19The doctor's office is near the bank.
20We can also use "nearby" as an adjective before a noun, as in this example:
21Pollution from a nearby factory makes the air unhealthy to breathe.
22Next, let's look at three other ways we can use the word "near."
23We can use it as an adverb to express the idea that something will happen soon in the future, as in this example:
24The end of our trip is near.
25We can also use "near" as a compound adjective, as in the following example:
26That old car is still in near-perfect condition.
27Remember that when we write compound adjectives, we must put a hyphen, or short line, connecting the two adjectives.
28Lastly, we can use the word "near" as a verb, meaning "getting close to in time," as in this example:
29The building project is nearing completion.
30For our readers and listeners, what are your questions about American English? We'd like to hear from you.
31Send us an email at learningenglish@voanews.com. And please include where you are from in your email, too.
32And that's Ask a Teacher.
33I'm Andrew Smith.
1Hello! This week on Ask a Teacher, we answer a question from Haruna in Japan about the usage of the words "near" and "nearby." 2Question 3Dear Teacher, 4Today, I have a question about two words, "near" and "nearby." 5What is [the] difference between these two words? 6Thank you and best regards, 7Haruna 8Answer 9I'm happy to answer this question, Haruna. 10Both words can mean "close in distance to something." 11The word "near" also has other meanings, as we will see. 12We can put the word "nearby" at the end of a sentence. For example, if you are in someone's house and a person in the house says: 13The market is nearby. 14That means the market is close to the house. The speaker does not need to say the word "house" because the word "nearby" means close to the place already stated or known. 15However, when we use the word "near" to say where something is, we say both places. The following example shows this: 16Their house is near the market. 17The following two examples also show this difference in usage between "nearby" and "near": 18The doctor's office is nearby. 19The doctor's office is near the bank. 20We can also use "nearby" as an adjective before a noun, as in this example: 21Pollution from a nearby factory makes the air unhealthy to breathe. 22Other uses of "near" 23Next, let's look at three other ways we can use the word "near." We can use it as an adverb to express the idea that something will happen soon in the future, as in this example: 24The end of our trip is near. 25We can also use "near" as a compound adjective, as in the following example: 26That old car is still in near-perfect condition. 27Remember that when we write compound adjectives, we must put a hyphen, or short line, connecting the two adjectives. 28Lastly, we can use the word "near" as a verb, meaning "getting close to in time," as in this example: 29The building project is nearing completion. 30For our readers and listeners, what are your questions about American English? We'd like to hear from you. Send us an email at learningenglish@voanews.com. And please include where you are from in your email, too. 31And that's Ask a Teacher. 32I'm Andrew Smith. 33Andrew Smith wrote this lesson for VOA Learning English.