Definitions for neighbour
neigh·bour

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. neighbor, neighbournoun

   a person who lives (or is located) near another

2. neighbor, neighbourverb

   a nearby object of the same kind

   "Fort Worth is a neighbor of Dallas"; "what is the closest neighbor to the Earth?"

3. neighbor, neighbourverb

   live or be located as a neighbor

   "the neighboring house"

4. neighbor, neighbourverb

   be located near or adjacent to

   "Pakistan neighbors India"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. neighbournoun

   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.

2. neighbourverb

   To be adjacent to (more often used as neighbouring)

   Though France neighbours Germany, its culture is significantly different

3. neighbourverb

   To approach; to verge on.

   That sort of talk is neighbouring on treason.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. NEIGHBOURnoun

   Etymology: nehgebur , Saxon.

   1. One who lives near to another.

   He sent such an addition of foot, as he could draw out of Oxford and the neighbour garrisons. Edward Hyde.

   2. One who lives in familiarity with another; a word of civility.

   Masters, my good friends, mine honest neighbours,
   Will you undo yourselves? William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

   3. Any thing next or near.

   This man shall set me packing;
   I’ll lug the guts into the neighbour room. William Shakespeare.

   4. Intimate; confidant.

   The deep revolving witty Buckingham'
   No more shall be the neighbour to my counsels. William Shakespeare.

   5. [In divinity.] One partaking of the same nature, and therefore entitled to good offices.

   The Gospel allows no such term as a stranger; makes every man my neighbour. Thomas Sprat, Sermons.

2. To Neighbourverb

   Etymology: from the noun.

   1. To adjoin to; to confine on.

   The strawberry grows underneath the nettle,
   And wholsome berries thrive and ripen best,
   Neighbour’d by fruit of baser quality. William Shakespeare, Hen. V.

   Give me thy hand,
   Be pilot to me, and thy places shall
   Still neighbour mine. William Shakespeare, Winter’s Tale.

   These grow on the leisurely ascending hills that neighbour the shore. George Sandys, Journey.

   Things nigh equivalent and neighbouring value,
   By lot are parted. Anon.

   2. To acquaint with; to make near to.

   That being of so young days brought up with him,
   And since so neighbour’d to his youth and ’haviour. Sha.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. neighbour

   A neighbour is an individual or a group that lives, operates, or exists in close proximity to another individual, group, or physical entity. This term is often used to refer to people who live in the residences next to or very close to one’s own in a residential environment. In a broader sense, it can also refer to adjacent entities such as countries sharing a border, or adjacent cells in a biological context. The sense of being neighbours often implies a certain level of interaction, relationship, or shared responsibilities, although the specifics can vary widely depending on the context.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Neighbour

   nä′bur, n. a person who dwells, sits, or stands near another: one who is on friendly terms with another.—adj. (B.) neighbouring.—v.i. to live near each other.—v.t. to be near to.—n. Neigh′bourhood, state of being neighbours, kindly feeling: adjoining district or the people living in it: a district generally, esp. with reference to its inhabitants.—adj. Neigh′bouring, being near: adjoining.—n. Neigh′bourliness.—adjs. Neigh′bourly, like or becoming a neighbour: friendly: social—also adv.; Neigh′bour-stained (Shak.), stained with neighbours' blood. [A.S. neáhbúr, neáhgebúr—A.S. neáh, near, gebúr or búr, a farmer.]

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. neighbour

   A person who lives in the locality.

   The neighbour that moved in was delighted when we brought over some lovely seeded bread.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 14, 2020  

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1. Neighbour

   Neighbor vs. Neighbour -- In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between the words Neighbor and Neighbour.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. NEIGHBOUR

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Neighbour is ranked #119508 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Neighbour surname appeared 145 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Neighbour.
   
   98.6% or 143 total occurrences were White.

Matched Categories

1. • Adjoin
   • Dwell
   • Person

British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'neighbour' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4420

2. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'neighbour' in Nouns Frequency: #933

How to pronounce neighbour?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say neighbour in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of neighbour in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of neighbour in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of neighbour in a Sentence

1. Plato:

   A man ought not to return evil for evil, as many think, since at no time ought we to do an injury to our neighbour.*

2. Sean Mayers:

   ShipYourEnemiesGlitter is all about one-time revenge, bad Neighbour Notes is all about the ability to avenge yourself over and over again for all of the annoying things your neighbour does to you.

3. Mahabharata:

   An evil-minded man is quick to see His neighbour's faults, though small as mustard seed; But when he turns his eyes towards his own, Though large as bilva fruit, he none descries.

4. Saint Augustine:

   Conscience and reputation are two things. Conscience is due to yourself, reputation to your neighbour.

5. Proverb:

   A good lawyer, an evil neighbour.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=neighbour
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Neighbour
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=neighbour
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=neighbour
6. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html