- neighbour
- In. BE;AE spelling: neighbor
1) a next-door neighbour
2) a neighbour to (she was a good neighbour to us)
IIv. (esp. BE) (D; intr.) to neighbour on
Combinatory dictionary. 2013.
neighbour
Look at other dictionaries:
neighbour — eighbour, neighbouring eighbouring, neighbourhood eighbourhood, neighbourly eighbourly Same as {neighbor}, {neighboring}, {neighborhood}, {neighborly}. [Chiefly Brit.] [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
neighbour — British English spelling of NEIGHBOR (Cf. neighbor) (q.v.); for spelling, see OR (Cf. or) … Etymology dictionary
neighbour — (Brit.) neigh·bour || neɪbÉ™(r) n. one who lives in a nearby house; fellow human being; someone or something nearby (also spelled neighbor) … English contemporary dictionary
neighbour — (US neighbor) ► NOUN 1) a person living next door to or very near to another. 2) a person or place in relation to others next to it. ► VERB ▪ be situated next to or very near (another). DERIVATIVES neighbourly adjective … English terms dictionary
neighbour — (BrE) (AmE neighbor) noun 1 person living nearby ADJECTIVE ▪ friendly, good ▪ She s been a very good neighbour to me. ▪ nosy ▪ noisy … Collocations dictionary
neighbour — [[t]ne͟ɪbə(r)[/t]] ♦♦♦ neighbours (in AM, use neighbor) 1) N COUNT: oft poss N Your neighbour is someone who lives near you. I got chatting with my neighbour in the garden. 2) N COUNT: oft poss N You can refer to the person who is standing or… … English dictionary
neighbour — Formerly in common use to a person of either sex who lived in close proximity, often followed by a surname, ‘neighbour’ is no longer used vocatively. Shakespearean characters regularly call one another ‘neighbour’: honest neighbour, good… … A dictionary of epithets and terms of address
Neighbour — This very unusual and interesting name is of early medieval English origin, and derives from the Middle English term nechebure , a compound of the Olde English pre 7th Century neah , near, and gebur , dweller, from bur , a small dwelling or… … Surnames reference
neighbour */*/*/ — UK [ˈneɪbə(r)] / US [ˈneɪbər] noun [countable] Word forms neighbour : singular neighbour plural neighbours 1) someone who lives near you Several of our friends and neighbours stopped by over the holidays. my next door neighbour They ve been good… … English dictionary
neighbour — n. & v. (US neighbor) n. 1 a person living next door to or near or nearest another (my next door neighbour; his nearest neighbour is 12 miles away; they are neighbours). 2 a a person regarded as having the duties or claims of friendliness,… … Useful english dictionary
