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neighbor Definition

neigh·bor (bər)

noun

  1. a person who lives near another
  2. a person, country, or thing situated near another
  3. a fellow human being love thy neighbor
  4. any person: used as a term of direct address

Etymology: ME neighbour < OE neahgebur (akin to Ger nachbar) < neah (see nigh) + gebur, freeholder, peasant < ge-, with + bur, farmer < buan, to live, cultivate, akin to ON bua: see bondage

adjective

nearby; adjacent

transitive verb

  1. to live or be situated near (someone or something)
  2. Rare to bring near or into close association with

intransitive verb

  1. to live or be situated nearby
  2. to have friendly relations; associate on friendly terms (with)

neighbor Synonyms

neighbor

n.

acquaintance, bystander, next-door-neighbor, nearby resident; see friend 1.

neighbor Usage Examples

Object

  • country: During and following the 1948 war, many Bedouin were expelled from the Negev, and became refugees in neighboring Arab countries.
  • state: Illicit items are smuggled into Iraq from neighboring states or through the Persian Gulf, the report said.

Converse of object

  • bother: Church homeless outreach program bothers neighbors - Columbus Ledger-Enquirer Church homeless outreach program bothers neighbors Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, GA - 3 hours ago.. .
  • let: Anyone who lets the neighbor 's turkey sit in their lap will definitely fit in here!
  • visit: Walked to church or to visited neighbors from there?
  • have: I have a neighbor who insists on working on the Sabbath.

Adjective modifier

  • next-door: Click for full size image Will we ever see a one off special based on Buddy's next-door neighbor - Jimmy Foley?
  • nosy: Synopsis Laura Flannery needs a vacation from her boring life and a break from nosy neighbors.
  • noisy: How I wish I could make the world safer by snogging my noisy neighbors.
  • Arab: Or, " What you need to do is love your hostile Arab neighbors.
  • lexical: However, the number of close lexical neighbors is strongly, inversely correlated with root size.
  • hostile: Or, " What you need to do is love your hostile Arab neighbors.

Modifies a noun

  • pixel: Whereas filltoborder changes the matte value of any neighbor pixel that is not the border color.
  • lady: The first night we stayed with the neighbor lady 's cousin, Obediah, in Capernaum.

Noun used with modifier

  • thy: Far better divide thine enjoyments with thy neighbor than with these enemies.
  • door: Your next door neighbor will have an amusing anecdote about how a teaspoon of Jack Daniels absolutely cured her kids ' teething issues.

Possessives

  • wife: You shall not have intercourse with your neighbor's wife, to be defiled with her.. .
  • house: I yelled to her to go to the neighbor's house, just a few yards away from her.
  • dog: He jumps down from chair seats, and will use this technique to try to ambush Linda's neighbor's dog.
  • home: You are, whether it is in your home, your neighbor's home, or their finished basement.

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