adjacent
Translation
next to, adjoining
Examples
We stayed in adjacent hotel rooms.
We stayed in adjacent hotel rooms.
The park is adjacent to the school.
The park is adjacent to the school.
Grammar Patterns
((adjacent)) + ((noun)) placed before a noun We stayed in adjacent hotel rooms.
((be)) adjacent ((to sth.)) following a verb, often with 'to' The park is adjacent to the school.
Similar Words
Synonyms: next to, adjoining, neighboring. Antonyms: distant, remote
Etymology
From Latin 'adiacere' (ad- 'to' + iacere 'to lie'). It literally means 'lying next to'.
Memory Tips
Think of it as 'add a cent' to the side of another cent – they are lying next to each other.