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neighbor
[ney-ber]
noun
a person who lives near another.
My next door neighbor has an orange cat.
a person or thing that is near another.
one's fellow human being.
You must be generous toward your less fortunate neighbors.
a person who shows kindliness or helpfulness toward others.
She's always a neighbor to people in distress.
(used as a term of address, especially as a friendly greeting to a stranger).
Tell me, neighbor, which way to town?
adjective
situated or living near another.
One of our neighbor nations is in need of aid.
verb (used with object)
to live or be situated near to; adjoin; border on.
Germany neighbors Denmark.
to place or bring near.
verb (used without object)
to live or be situated nearby.
to associate with or as if with one's neighbors; be neighborly or friendly (often followed bywith ).
Other 51Թ Forms
- neighborless adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Example Sentences
Then officers took away five to seven people who were inside, at least two of whom were children, the neighbors said.
Wildlife managers began dehorning rhinos in 1989 as the illegal wildlife trade skyrocketed, affecting both black and white rhino populations that had dramatically dwindled in South Africa and neighboring countries.
Instead, children can help in other ways, such as helping to deliver groceries for a vulnerable neighbor, she said.
Martino ran to her balcony and saw that federal agents had detained her downstairs neighbor and began to use her cell phone to record the incident.
“We celebrate diversity and reject divisiveness. We celebrate immigrants and reject hate and we support our neighbors,” one post noted.
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When To Use
The word neighbor is hard to spell because it is spelled differently from the way it is pronounced [ ney-ber ]. To make it even more confusing, neighbor is the American English spelling of the word. In British English, it is spelled with a u: neighbour. How to spell neighbor: The easiest way to remember how to spell neighbor is with the classic mnemonic device: I before E, except after C, except when it's EIGH [ ey ], as in neighbor or weigh.
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