ENGLISH WORD FILE NO. 00521 · Core CSAT & TOEIC Vocabulary
adjacent
adj.
US/əˈdʒeɪsənt/
UK/əˈdʒeɪsənt/
CSAT Frequency65/100
TOEIC Frequency58/100
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Meanings of adjacent
1adjective
Situated next to or adjoining something else, often sharing a common boundary.
The two adjacent rooms are connected by a doorway.
The two adjacent rooms are connected by a doorway.
We bought land adjacent to the national park.
We bought land adjacent to the national park.
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Derivatives of adjacent
adjacency
state or quality of being adjacent (noun)
The adjacency of the new shopping center to public transport made it very convenient.
The adjacency of the new shopping center to public transport made it very convenient.
adjacently
in an adjacent manner (adverb)
The houses were built adjacently along the street.
The houses were built adjacently along the street.
adjacent to
next to, adjoining (preposition phrase)
The parking lot is adjacent to the main building.
The parking lot is adjacent to the main building.
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Synonyms & Antonyms of adjacent
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Common Phrases with adjacent
adjacent toadjacent to
adjacent roomsadjacent rooms
adjacent areasadjacent areas
adjacent sidesadjacent sides
adjacent anglesadjacent angles
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Practice Question: adjacent
Choose the best word for the blank
The new hospital was built ___ to the university medical center.
- A adjacency
- B adjacent
- C adjacently
- D adjacents
The adjective 'adjacent' is required here to modify the noun phrase following the preposition 'to'; 'adjacency' is a noun, 'adjacently' is an adverb, and 'adjacents' is not a standard word form.