noun
neighbour
NAY-buh
noun
1
A person who lives close by, especially next door.
"Our neighbour kindly watered the plants while we were away."
"She's lived next to the same neighbours for thirty years."
verb
1
To be located next to or close to something.
"The village neighbours a large forest reserve."
How to Use Neighbour
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishSomeone who lives close by, or to be positioned next to something.
UK vs US
British/Commonwealth spelling; American English uses neighbor.
Common pairings
next-door neighbour
good neighbour
Word Forms
neighboured past tense, neighbours plural, neighbours singular
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Etymology
From Old English neahgebur, literally "near-dweller," from neah ("near") + gebur ("dweller, farmer").