About 1,230,000 results
Open links in new tab
  1. adjacent vs. adjacent to - WordReference Forums

    Nov 30, 2007 · Adjacent is falling out of fashion, and 'next to' or (for emphasis) 'right next to' would be used. 'Right' in this usage means immediately or absolutely next to. In the example quoted, …

  2. adjacent in terms of time - WordReference Forums

    Sep 18, 2018 · I know the word "adjacent" means "next to", "adjoining" in terms of the space. Then, is there any adjective that means "adjacent" in terms of time? (Say we have A, B ...

  3. adjacent corner - WordReference Forums

    Aug 7, 2021 · What does it mean? adjacent corner I visited another café close to the one where we had our quick lunch, ordered a coffee and pastry and lingered over my small meal, as I …

  4. Adjacent (to) + noun - WordReference Forums

    May 24, 2019 · The text is from an archaeology paper: Adjacent the site and to the east is a historical farmhouse. I was wondering whether this is a normal collocation or whether 'to' is …

  5. adjacent cells - WordReference Forums

    Sep 29, 2023 · So "adjacent houses" actually means "properties that touch each other": the two properties share a side, not just a corner (vertex). The opposite: between the two houses there …

  6. adjacent or contiguous - WordReference Forums

    Feb 7, 2018 · Are these two words interchangeable in this sentence: The police are expandiny the search to the contiguous/adjacent counties. I found the sentence with contiguous.

  7. close, nearby, adjacent etc..., which is the nearest?

    Feb 4, 2011 · "The atom effects close atoms", "The atom effects nearby atoms", "The atom effects adjacent atoms" Which atom has the most distant effect ? Suppose that the atoms in this …

  8. am I 'adjacent' to the room? [usage] | WordReference Forums

    Apr 3, 2012 · I am trying to find a source for why my scenario below for the usage of "adjacent" would be correct or incorrect - a grammar rule or dictionary definition would suffice. Here is my …

  9. "next to" vs. "near" vs. "close to" vs. "beside" | WordReference …

    Jun 27, 2011 · "Beside" and "next to" indicate that the object is directly adjacent to the subject, eg 'my phone is beside me', 'he lives next to me'. However, "near" and "close to" does not …

  10. The neighbor to my left/right/front/back - WordReference Forums

    Oct 3, 2021 · Thank you dojibear. By “adjacent to your house” do you mean the two houses are sharing a same wall? If so, if your house is a single family house that doesn’t have a shared …