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 Definitions of neighbor  [ˈneɪ bər]  

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Definition of 'neighbor' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) neighbor
a person who lives near another.

2.  neighbor
a person or thing that is near another.

3.  neighbor
one's fellow human being.

4.  neighbor
a person who shows kindliness toward fellow humans.

5.  neighbor
(used as a term of address, esp. in greeting a stranger).

6. (adj.) neighbor
situated near another:
neighbor nations.

7. (v.t.) neighbor
to live or be situated near to; adjoin.

8. (v.i.) neighbor
to live or be situated nearby.

9.  neighbor
to associate with or as if with one's neighbors (often fol. by with).

Etymology:  (bef. 900; ME; OE neahgebūr, nēahbūr (nēahnigh+ (ge)būr farmer; see boor ); akin to D nabuur, G Nachbar)

Definition of 'neighbor' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) neighbor, neighbour
a person who lives (or is located) near another

2. (verb) neighbor, neighbour
a nearby object of the same kind
"Fort Worth is a neighbor of Dallas"; "what is the closest neighbor to the Earth?"

3. (verb) neighbor, neighbour
live or be located as a neighbor
"the neighboring house"

4. (verb) neighbor, neighbour
be located near or adjacent to
"Pakistan neighbors India"


Definition of 'neighbor' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (noun) neighbor
sb who lives near you
We don't see much of our neighbors.

2.  neighbor
next-door neighbor
sb who lives in the house or apartment next to yours
noisy next-door neighbors

3.  neighbor
sb or sth that is near
Belgium and Germany are neighbors.


Definition of 'neighbor' Webster Dictionary 

1. (adj) neighbor
near to another; adjoining; adjacent; next; neighboring

2. (noun) neighbor
a person who lives near another; one whose abode is not far off

3. (noun) neighbor
one who is near in sympathy or confidence

4. (noun) neighbor
one entitled to, or exhibiting, neighborly kindness; hence, one of the human race; a fellow being

5. (verb) neighbor
to adjoin; to border on; tobe near to

6. (verb) neighbor
to associate intimately with

7. (verb) neighbor
to dwell in the vicinity; to be a neighbor, or in the neighborhood; to be near


Definitions of 'neighbor' The Roycroft Dictionary 

neighbor
The man who knows more about you than you know about yourself.



'neighbor' - Nearby Entries  

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