Wiktionary
close by
alt. 1 close, near, nearby: in proximity (to). 2 # (non-gloss definition: With a noun-phrase complement.) 3 # (non-gloss definition: With no explicit complement.) 4 # {{non-gloss definition|With the preposition (term to English) introducing a noun-phrase complement.}} 5 # (non-gloss definition: Preceding and modifying a noun.) prep. 1 close, near, nearby: in proximity (to). 2 # (non-gloss definition: With a noun-phrase complement.) 3 # (non-gloss definition: With no explicit complement.) 4 # {{non-gloss definition|With the preposition (term to English) introducing a noun-phrase complement.}} 5 # (non-gloss definition: Preceding and modifying a noun.)
Usage examples of "close by".
It sensed him, someone it could use, passing close by, and called him.