neighbor

neigh·bor

N0053400 (nā′bər)n.1. One who lives near or next to another.2. A person, place, or thing adjacent to or located near another.3. A fellow human.4. Used as a form of familiar address.v. neigh·bored, neigh·bor·ing, neigh·bors v.tr. To lie close to or border directly on.v.intr. To live or be situated close by.adj. Situated or living near another: a neighbor state.

[Middle English neighebor, from Old English nēahgebūr : nēah, near + gebūr, dweller; see bheuə- in Indo-European roots.]

neigh•bor

(ˈneɪ bər)
n. 1. a person who lives near another. 2. a person or thing that is near another. 3. one's fellow human being. 4. a person who shows kindliness toward fellow humans. 5. (used as a term of address, esp. in greeting a stranger). adj. 6. situated near another: neighbor nations. v.t. 7. to live or be situated near to; adjoin. v.i. 8. to live or be situated nearby. 9. to associate with or as if with one's neighbors (often fol. by with). Also, esp. Brit.,neigh′bour.[before 900; Middle English; Old English neahgebūr, nēahbūr (nēah nigh + (ge)būr farmer; see boor); akin to Dutch nabuur, German Nachbar]

neighbor

Past participle: neighbored
Gerund: neighboring

Imperative
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neighbor

Present
I neighbor
you neighbor
he/she/it neighbors
we neighbor
you neighbor
they neighbor

Preterite
I neighbored
you neighbored
he/she/it neighbored
we neighbored
you neighbored
they neighbored

Present Continuous
I am neighboring
you are neighboring
he/she/it is neighboring
we are neighboring
you are neighboring
they are neighboring

Present Perfect
I have neighbored
you have neighbored
he/she/it has neighbored
we have neighbored
you have neighbored
they have neighbored

Past Continuous
I was neighboring
you were neighboring
he/she/it was neighboring
we were neighboring
you were neighboring
they were neighboring

Past Perfect
I had neighbored
you had neighbored
he/she/it had neighbored
we had neighbored
you had neighbored
they had neighbored

Future
I will neighbor
you will neighbor
he/she/it will neighbor
we will neighbor
you will neighbor
they will neighbor

Future Perfect
I will have neighbored
you will have neighbored
he/she/it will have neighbored
we will have neighbored
you will have neighbored
they will have neighbored

Future Continuous
I will be neighboring
you will be neighboring
he/she/it will be neighboring
we will be neighboring
you will be neighboring
they will be neighboring

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been neighboring
you have been neighboring
he/she/it has been neighboring
we have been neighboring
you have been neighboring
they have been neighboring

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been neighboring
you will have been neighboring
he/she/it will have been neighboring
we will have been neighboring
you will have been neighboring
they will have been neighboring

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been neighboring
you had been neighboring
he/she/it had been neighboring
we had been neighboring
you had been neighboring
they had been neighboring

Conditional
I would neighbor
you would neighbor
he/she/it would neighbor
we would neighbor
you would neighbor
they would neighbor

Past Conditional
I would have neighbored
you would have neighbored
he/she/it would have neighbored
we would have neighbored
you would have neighbored
they would have neighbored

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	neighbor - a person who lives (or is located) near anotherneighbourindividual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"
	2.	neighbor - a nearby object of the same kind; "Fort Worth is a neighbor of Dallas"; "what is the closest neighbor to the Earth?"neighbourobject, physical object - a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow; "it was full of rackets, balls and other objects"
Verb	1.	neighbor - live or be located as a neighbor; "the neighboring house"neighbourinhabit, live, populate, dwell - inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of; "People lived in Africa millions of years ago"; "The people inhabited the islands that are now deserted"; "this kind of fish dwells near the bottom of the ocean"; "deer are populating the woods"
	2.	neighbor - be located near or adjacent to; "Pakistan neighbors India"neighbourbutt, butt against, butt on, abut, adjoin, edge, border, march - lie adjacent to another or share a boundary; "Canada adjoins the U.S."; "England marches with Scotland"

neighbor

verbTo be contiguous or next to:abut, adjoin, border, bound, butt, join, meet, touch, verge.

Translations

邻居

neighbour

(American) neighbor (ˈneibə) noun a person who lives near oneself. my next-door neighbour.邻居ˈneighbourhood noun1. a district or area, especially in a town or city. a poor neighbourhood.地区2. a district or area surrounding a particular place. He lives somewhere in the neighbourhood of the station.邻近地区ˈneighbourhood watch (American neighborhood watch;also sentry watch) noun a system allowing organized groups of people to police their neighbourhoods to prevent crime. 邻里守望相助警戒ˈneighbouring adjective near or next in place. France and Belgium are neighbouring countries. 邻近的，接壤的 ˈneighbourly adjective (negative unneighbourly) friendly. a very neighbourly person. 睦邻的，友好的

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neighbor on

To lie or exist immediately adjacent to something else. The two countries both neighbor on a piece of land they both claim as their own, which has been the source of constant warfare and skirmishes over the years. It's a beautiful house, but once we found out it neighbored on a municipal dump, the extremely low price made sense.See also: neighbor, on

next-door neighbor

A person who lives or works in the accommodation immediately adjacent to one. My next-door neighbor offered to look after my pets while I'm away. We have new next-door neighbors in our office building. I think they said they're doing financial consulting work for small businesses.See also: neighbor

Good fences make good neighbors.

Neighbors are best able to maintain positive relationships when they don't intrude upon or harm each other's land. Fences, for instance, would contain one's livestock to one's own land. The proverb was popularized by Robert Frost's 1914 poem, "Mending Wall." A: "I don't love the idea of having a fence between our properties." B: "Yeah, but you know what they say—good fences make good neighbors."See also: fence, good, make

Good fences make good neighbors.

Prov. It is easier to be friendly with your neighbor if neither of you trespasses upon the other's property or privacy. Jane: The guy next door is letting his party guests wander across our lawn again. Alan: I guess we'll have to build a fence there. Good fences make good neighbors, like they say.See also: fence, good, make, neighbor

neighbor on something

to be directly adjacent to something. Our house neighbors on a park. The park neighbors on a stretch of beach.See also: neighbor, on

one's next-door neighbor

the person living in the house or apartment closest to one's own. My next-door neighbor came over to borrow a shovel. I will be visiting our next-door neighbor if you need me.See also: neighbor

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Good fences make good neighbors.

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verb to be contiguous or next to

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noun a person who lives (or is located) near another

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noun a nearby object of the same kind

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verb live or be located as a neighbor

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verb be located near or adjacent to

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