Definition of neighbor
1 : one living or located near another had lunch with her next-door neighbor
2 : fellow man thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself — Matthew 19:19 (King James Version)
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Examples of neighbor in a Sentence
We invited our friends and neighbors.
Canada is a neighbor of the U.S.
Venus is Earth's nearest neighbor.
Recent Examples of neighbor from the Web
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Try to find a single minuscule cube that isn’t identical to its neighbor.
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A neighbor walked past and said nothing before disappearing behind his own front door.
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Neighbors reported hearing a man and woman scuffling and arguing loudly and a female screaming for help.
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Despite her traditionalist's attitude toward Aero Estates and flying, Selig is friendly with her earthbound neighbors, who include Tom Priz and his wife, Roberta Becker Priz.
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U.S. President Donald Trump said on July 5 that China hadn’t done enough to pressure its neighbor, after Pyongyang successfully tested its first intercontinental ballistic missile.
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Police received multiple calls from neighbors in Lawndale about someone in the alley with a gun.
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LaBeouf has been plagued with legal troubles throughout his career, having been arrested for jaywalking in Texas and threatening his neighbor with a knife in Los Angeles.
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Beggar thy neighbor policies will not work, especially in an economic crisis.
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neighbor
Definition of neighbor
: being immediately adjoining or relatively near
Origin and Etymology of neighbor
see 1neighbor
neighbor
Definition of neighbor
neighbored
;neighboring
play \ˈnā-b(ə-)riŋ\transitive verb
: to adjoin immediately or lie relatively near to
intransitive verb
1 : to live or be located as a neighbor
2 : to associate in a neighborly way
Examples of neighbor in a Sentence
the baseball field neighbors a parking lot
Recent Examples of neighbor from the Web
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In May, arrivals in neighboring Uganda topped 1,500 a day.
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Stephen Miller, the 31-year-old presidential adviser who has been wildly provocative on immigration issues, was raised in neighboring Santa Monica, also known as the People’s Republic of Santa Monica because of its liberal politics.
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John C. Pallister, of the American Museum of Natural History, reported in the summer of 1959 that his department had been getting a number of calls from neighboring apartments on Central Park West.
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Origin and Etymology of neighbor
see 1neighbor
NEIGHBOR Defined for English Language Learners
neighbor
playDefinition of neighbor for English Language Learners
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: a person who lives next to or near another person
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: a person or thing that is next to or near another
NEIGHBOR Defined for Kids
Definition of neighbor for Students
1 : a person living near another
2 : a person, animal, or thing located near some other person, animal, or thing The house's nearest neighbor is a church.
Definition of neighbor for Students
neighbored
;neighboring
: to be near or next to
neighboring
adjectiveLearn More about neighbor
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