neighbor

[ ney-ber ]

/ ˈneɪ bər /

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noun

a person who lives near another.

a person or thing that is near another.

one's fellow human being: to be generous toward one's less fortunate neighbors.

a person who shows kindliness or helpfulness toward his or her fellow humans: to be a neighbor to someone in distress.

(used as a term of address, especially as a friendly greeting to a stranger): Tell me, neighbor, which way to town?

adjective

situated or living near another: one of our neighbor nations.

verb (used with object)

to live or be situated near to; adjoin; border on.

to place or bring near.

verb (used without object)

to live or be situated nearby.

to associate with or as if with one's neighbors; be neighborly or friendly (often followed by with).

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Also especially British, neigh·bour .

Origin of neighbor

before 900; Middle English; Old English neahgebūr, nēahbūr (nēahnigh + (ge)būr farmer; see Boer, boor); akin to Dutch nabuur,German Nachbar,Old Norse nābūi

OTHER WORDS FROM neighbor

neigh·bor·less, adjective

Words nearby neighbor

Nehemiah, Neher, Nehru, Nehru, Jawaharlal, neigh, neighbor, neighborhood, neighborhood watch, neighboring, neighborly, neighbour

Example sentences from the Web for neighbor

After a pause she invited me in with a warm smile, as if I were a neighbor.
The Life and Hard Times Of The Family A Cuban Defector Left Behind|Brin-Jonathan Butler|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Sure, your cubicle mate, neighbor, and aunt all own a Fitbit or JawBone fitness tracker.
Nothing Says I Love You Like Data|The Daily Beast|December 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Selling off the extras, I saw my neighbor marvel at the scent and murmur that he wished he could afford one.
A Million Ways to Die in Prison|Daniel Genis|December 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And Hayao Miyazaki, the 73-year-old director behind hits like My Neighbor Totoro and Spirited Away, is a walking legend.
Anime King Hayao Miyazaki’s Cursed Dreams|Melissa Leon|December 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST

He and a neighbor friend worked for a time in a pizzeria in a nearby town.
Showing the Faces of Its Murderers, ISIS Shows Its Global Reach|Tracy McNicoll|November 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A neighbor of his told me he had seen a flock of fifteen or twenty pigeons on a foggy morning only a few days before.
The Passenger Pigeon|Various
But he that did his neighbor wrong thrust him away, saying, 'Who made thee a ruler and a judge over us?
The Bible Story|Rev. Newton Marshall Hall
Then there was signaling between the Montauk and her own neighbor destroyer about sailing formation in the danger zone.
Tom Slade on a Transport|Percy Keese Fitzhugh
The crowd in the court-room was saying all this and more, each man to his neighbor.
Hand and Ring|Anna Katharine Green
One of his daughters, enveloped in a sheepskin coat, was sent to a neighbor's house to borrow a hat.
The Kreutzer Sonata and Other Stories|Leo Tolstoi

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