Near vs. Nearby

Near vs. Nearby

Some of the differences

👉1. Word classes

Near= adv./ adj./ prep.

Nearby= adv./ adj.

👉2. Near= पास में✅/ Nearby= पास में✅

Her office is near.✅ 

Her office is nearby.✅ 

👉3. Near= के पास में✅/ Nearby= के पास में❌

Her office is near my house.✅ 

Her office is nearby my house.❌

👉4. Near= पास वाला❌/ Nearby= पास वाला✅

The near shops have not opened yet.❌

The nearby shops have not opened yet.✅

Note- Nearby का प्रयोग noun के तुरंत बाद भी हो सकता है, near का नहीं।

I met him at the nearby cinema.✅

I met him at the cinema nearby.✅

👉5. Nearby का प्रयोग केवल physical distance में ही होता है, कहीं और नहीं।

..winter is near..✅ 

..winter is nearby..❌

..the near future..✅ 

..the nearby future..❌

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