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neighbour

/ ˈ²Ô±ðɪ²úÉ™ /

noun

  1. a person who lives near or next to another
    1. a person or thing near or next to another
    2. ( as modifier )

      neighbour states

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


verb

  1. whenintr, often foll by on to be or live close (to a person or thing)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ²Ô±ð¾±²µ³ó²ú´Ç³Ü°ù¾±²Ô²µ, adjective
  • ˈ²Ô±ð¾±²µ³ó²ú´Ç³Ü°ù±ô±ð²õ²õ, adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of neighbour1

Old English ²Ôŧ²¹³ó²úÅ«°ù, from ²Ôŧ²¹³ó nigh + bÅ«r, gebÅ«r dweller; see boor
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Example Sentences

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But outside powers helped fuel that civil war for more than a decade, and its neighbours are now eyeing the vacuum left by Assad.

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Another neighbour said when police first arrived at the family's "immaculate" semi-detached house in July 2023, she had thought one of the lodgers they sometimes hosted must have been in trouble.

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A couple who feared they would be sent to prison after they were attacked by neighbours in Thailand have been allowed to return to the UK having been fined.

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Some people living in rural Lower Cumberworth in West Yorkshire have begun texting their neighbours before they wash to avoid taps running dry.

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In neighbouring Syria, the ouster of Bashar al-Assad's regime has disrupted the route used by Iran, its main supporter, for the supply of weapons and money.

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