neighbor
Americannoun
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a person who lives near another.
My next door neighbor has an orange cat.
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a person or thing that is near another.
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one's fellow human being.
You must be generous toward your less fortunate neighbors.
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a person who shows kindliness or helpfulness toward others.
She's always a neighbor to people in distress.
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(used as a term of address, especially as a friendly greeting to a stranger).
Tell me, neighbor, which way to town?
adjective
verb (used with object)
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to live or be situated near to; adjoin; border on.
Germany neighbors Denmark.
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to place or bring near.
verb (used without object)
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to live or be situated nearby.
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to associate with or as if with one's neighbors; be neighborly or friendly (often followed bywith ).
Usage
Spelling tips for neighbor The word neighbor is hard to spell because it is spelled differently from the way it is pronounced [ ney-ber ]. To make it even more confusing, neighbor is the American English spelling of the word. In British English, it is spelled with a u: neighbour. How to spell neighbor: The easiest way to remember how to spell neighbor is with the classic mnemonic device: I before E, except after C, except when it's EIGH [ ey ], as in neighbor or weigh.
Other Word Forms
- neighborless adjective
Etymology
Origin of neighbor
First recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English neahgebūr, nēahbūr ( nēah nigh + (ge)būr “farmer”; Boer, boor ); akin to Dutch nabuur, German Nachbar, Old Norse nābūi
Example Sentences
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Gravitational interactions between neighboring moons can cause heating levels to rise and fall over time.
From Science Daily
In the neighboring United Arab Emirates on Monday, Amazon Web Services suffered a disruption to its services after unidentified objects struck one of its data centers, causing a fire.
Israel’s energy ministry said it is in contact with neighboring countries and will resume supply as soon as possible, but didn’t specify which rigs were shut down, according to Kpler.
The neighboring nations fought a bloody 1980s war, initiated by Hussein, with support from Washington.
From Los Angeles Times
But it does mean continuing as long as it takes to ensure that, even if the regime doesn’t fall, it will no longer be a threat to its neighbors.
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