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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)
Brit. sp. neighbour

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