Neighbour Definition

noun

A person living on adjacent or nearby land; a person situated adjacently or nearby; anything (of the same type of thing as the subject) in an adjacent or nearby position.

My neighbour has an annoying cat.
They"²re our neighbours across the street.
My neighbour is very irritable and grumpy at times.
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One who is near in sympathy or confidence.
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(biblical) Any fellow human being.

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verb
To be adjacent to (more often used as neighbouring)
Though France neighbours Germany, its culture is significantly different.
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(intransitive, followed by "on"; figurative) To approach; to verge on.
That sort of talk is neighbouring on treason.
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To associate intimately with.
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Other Word Forms of Neighbour

Noun

Singular:
neighbour
Plural:
neighbours

Origin of Neighbour

  • From Middle English neighbour, neihebur, from Old English nÄ“ahÄ¡ebÅ«r (“neighbour"), from Proto-Germanic *nÄ“hwagabÅ«rô (“neightbour"), equivalent to nigh +"Ž bower. Cognate with Scots nichbour (“neighbour"), Dutch nabuur (“neighbour"), German Low German Navur (“neighbour"), German Nachbar (“neighbour"), Norwegian nabo (“neighbour"), Icelandic nábúi (“neighbour"). More at nigh, bower.

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