Also spelled neighbour

US /ˈneɪ.bɚ/
noun verb name Freq #2951

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    A person who lives near you.

    My neighbors have an avocado tree in their garden.

  2. 2
    noun

    A person or thing that is next to or near another.

    Fort Worth is a neighbor of Dallas.

  3. 3
    verb

    To be next to or near something.

    Pakistan neighbors India.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 noun · a person who lives near you. neighbour
2 noun · a person or thing that is... neighbour
3 verb · to be next to or near... neighbour
Word family
Forms neighboredneighborsneighbours

Etymology

From Middle English neyghebour (“neighbour”).

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