- 1〔かたわら〕そばの neighboring,《英》 neighbouring; nearby
そばに beside; by the side of
- 私がけがした指を包帯しようとしているのを彼はただそばで見ていた
- He just stood by and watched me trying to bandage my injured finger.
- 彼はそばのコンビニへ夜食を買いに行った
- He went to a nearby convenience store to buy a bedtime snack.
- 彼女は両親の家のそばに住んでいる
- She lives 「close to [near] her parents' home.
- 電柱のそばに人影が見えた
- I saw a man beside the telephone pole.
- だれも彼のそばに近寄らなかった
- No one approached [went near] him.
- 君なんか彼女のそばにも寄れないさ
- You are no match for her.
- 2〔その直後〕
- 彼の絵は描くそばから売れた
- His pictures sold as soon as they were painted.