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adjacent to

[/əˈdʒeɪsənt tu/]
preposition / adjective phrase
adjacente a
1. next to or adjoining something; situated beside or near
The parking lot is adjacent to the building.
O estacionamento é adjacente ao edifício.
2. sharing a common border or boundary
The two properties are adjacent to each other.
As duas propriedades são adjacentes uma à outra.
Synonyms
next tobesideadjoiningneighboringcontiguous toabutting
Antonyms
distant fromfar fromremote fromseparated from

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
adjacente a
standard usage in Brazil
Portugal
adjacente a
standard usage in Portugal; sometimes 'ao lado de' in informal speech
General
ao lado de
more colloquial alternative meaning 'at the side of'

Related Idioms & Phrases

in close proximity to
next door to
cheek by jowl with
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