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Adjective: nearby  'nir'bI [N. Amer], 'niu`bI [Brit]
  1. Close at hand
    "the nearby towns"; "concentrated his study on the nearby planet Venus"
Adverb: nearby  'nir'bI [N. Amer], 'niu`bI [Brit]
  1. Not far away in relative terms
    "she works nearby"; "the planets orbiting nearby are Venus and Mars"

See also: close, near, nigh