vicinity

The area close to a particular place.

• There are shops in the vicinity.
• Police searched the vicinity of the station.
• Several hotels stand in the immediate vicinity of the airport.

How to use it: in the vicinity of something (There is a park in the vicinity of the school.)

Similar words: surrounding area, neighborhood

Common phrases: in the vicinity, vicinity of something, immediate vicinity

An amount or size close to a particular number.

• The repairs cost in the vicinity of two hundred dollars.
• Her weight is in the vicinity of sixty kilograms.
• We expect a total in the vicinity of three thousand visitors.

How to use it: in the vicinity of an amount (The house costs in the vicinity of a million euros.)

Similar words: region, neighborhood

Common phrases: in the vicinity, vicinity of something, somewhere in vicinity

The state of being close to someone or something.

• The machine must stay in close vicinity to its power source.
• Living in such close vicinity to the railway disturbed her sleep.
• The sensor detects objects in its immediate vicinity.

How to use it: in close vicinity to something (They live in close vicinity to the hospital.)

Similar words: proximity, nearness

Opposites: distance

Common phrases: in close vicinity, vicinity to something, in immediate vicinity