neighbour

/ ˈneɪbə /

noun

1. a person who lives near or next to another

2. 1. a person or thing near or next to another

   2. ( as modifier )

      neighbour states

verb

1. to be or live close (to a person or thing)

Other Word Forms

• neighbouring adjective
• neighbourless adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of neighbour¹

Old English nēahbūr, from nēah _nigh + būr, gebūr dweller; see _boor

Example Sentences

Mr and Mrs Mitchell own the neighbouring manse property, which was once home to the church minister and is also used as luxury accommodation.

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China has poured hundreds of millions of dollars of investment into neighbouring Kyrgyzstan in recent years, financing huge infrastructure projects and expanding its mining activities in a bid to secure critical minerals.

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And when he discovered neighbours on his Cheshire street had also been receiving suspicious mail they soon found out they were likely being targeted as part of a wider, sophisticated money laundering scam.

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Getafe, seventh, often prove a tough nut to crack at home and they frustrated their neighbours.

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Ms Lewis added that her father had partly been inspired their neighbour in Kings Heath, called Geoffrey Bull, who had invented the game Buccaneer about a decade earlier.

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