Near and nearby difference.

English as a Second Language English Vocabulary, Grammar and Idioms
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I checked the difference between near and nearby to be: the first is a preposition and the second is an adverb that can’t work as a preposition as in this example.

I put the box near the door ( This is correct)
I put the box nearby the door (Said it’s wrong. Is it?)

But in this example it’s said near is wrong because it can’t be used before a noun to refer to distance: I hope to visit you in your near home. (Is it wrong? If it is, then what can be used instead of ‘near’ here?)

Another difference I found is that (nearby) can be before or after nouns but not (near) as in this example.
I stayed at a nearby hotel. (nearby before a noun). Can’t I use near here instead?
I stayed at a hotel nearby. (nearby after a noun). I know it won’t sound right to use near here!

Could you please explain more on this? Thank you.

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Yes, it’s wrong.

It is wrong. You could say ‘I hope to visit you at your home nearby.’ but the usual order would be something like, “As your home is nearby, I hope to visit you.”

Not really. You could say ‘I stayed at a hotel that was near the …’

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In the second sentence. Can I say: I hope to visit you in your near home not the far one. (Putting both ‘near’ and ‘far’ in same sentence?)

In the third sentence. Is it a difference between Br. And Am. English?

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You can use both ‘near’ and ‘far’ in the same sentence, but the sentence you have constructed for this purpose does not work well. If it must be used, then it would still be ‘nearby’ not ‘near’.

No.

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Thanks again Beeesneees