neighbour
US neighbor
/ (ˈneɪbə) /
a person who lives near or next to another
a person or thing near or next to another
(as modifier): neighbour states
(when intr, often foll by on) to be or live close (to a person or thing)
Origin of neighbour
1Derived forms of neighbour
- neighbouring or US neighboring, adjective
- neighbourless or US neighborless, adjective
Words Nearby neighbour
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How to use neighbour in a sentence
The fashionable lady, my neighbour, rose also, with graceful reserve.
Read ‘The King in Yellow,’ the ‘True Detective’ Reference That’s the Key to the Show | Robert W. Chambers | February 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd she was a regular visitor and supporter of her neighbour in the Oxfordshire countryside, David Cameron.
Rebekah Brooks Takes The Stand At Phone Hacking Trial | Peter Jukes, Nico Hines | February 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHer sister – and neighbour – Lolita Miraflorez, also lost her husband, as did dozens of other women.
Typhoon Haiyan: The Philippine Village that Lost Its Men | The Telegraph | November 17, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTI wasn't paying any attention to him, therefore, when suddenly my left-hand neighbour touched my arm.
Music-Study in Germany | Amy FayTurn not away thy face from thy neighbour, and of taking away a portion and not restoring.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | Various
Cast the beam from thine eye before noticing the mote in that of thy neighbour.
Solomon and Solomonic Literature | Moncure Daniel ConwayEvery one shall be amazed at his neighbour, their countenances shall be as faces burnt.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | VariousThey not only do their studying aloud, but they talk very loud, as if each one were trying to make more noise than his neighbour.
Our Little Korean Cousin | H. Lee M. Pike
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