neighbor
Use Neighbor in a sentence
bər noun
1.
a person who lives near another.
2.
a person or thing that is near another.
3.
one's fellow human being: to be generous toward one's less fortunate neighbors.
4.
a person who shows kindliness or helpfulness toward his or her fellow humans: to be a neighbor to someone in distress.
5.
(used as a term of address, especially as a friendly greeting to a stranger): Tell me, neighbor, which way to town?
adjective
6.
situated or living near another: one of our neighbor nations.
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verb (used with object)
7.
to live or be situated near to; adjoin; border on.
8.
to place or bring near.
verb (used without object)
9.
to live or be situated nearby.
10.
to associate with or as if with one's neighbors; be neighborly or friendly (often followed by with ).
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neighbour or neighbor (ˈneɪbə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a person who lives near or next to another |
| 2. | a. a person or thing near or next to another |
| b. (as modifier): neighbour states | |
| —vb (when intr, | |
| 3. | to be or live close (to a person or thing) |
| [Old English nēahbūr, from nēah | |
| neighbor or neighbor | |
| —n | |
| —vb | |
| [Old English nēahbūr, from nēah | |
| 'neighbouring or neighbor | |
| —adj | |
| 'neighboring or neighbor | |
| —adj | |
| 'neighbourless or neighbor | |
| —adj | |
| 'neighborless or neighbor | |
| —adj | |
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Example sentences
It's close in that it's our next-door neighbor and shares a long border with our country.
And one orchid species uses different fungi than a close orchid neighbor, to prevent competing for the same nutrients.
On a computer, they've positioned the turbines close enough together that as one spins, it then directs the wind to its neighbor.
My neighbor breathes really loudly and it drives me nuts.
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