( BrE ) ( AmE neighbor ) noun
1 person living nearby
ADJECTIVE
▪ friendly , good
▪
She's been a very good ~ to me.
▪ nosy
▪ noisy
▪ elderly
▪ close , immediate , near , next-door
▪
My nearest ~ lives a few miles away.
▪ downstairs , upstairs
▪
She could hear her downstairs ~ moving around.
▪ new
VERB + NEIGHBOUR/NEIGHBOR
▪ become
▪
The two men became ~s.
▪ disturb , wake
▪
Shh! You'll wake the ~s.
▪ help
▪ meet
▪
I've just met our new ~s.
▪ visit
▪ invite
▪
He's having a barbecue and he's inviting all the ~s.
NEIGHBOUR/NEIGHBOR + VERB
▪ complain
▪
The ~s complained about his loud music.
▪ move in
▪
Our new ~s moved in today.
NEIGHBOUR/NEIGHBOR + NOUN
▪ boy , girl , kid ( informal ), lady (all AmE )
▪
I borrowed the ~ kid's bike to get around.
PHRASES
▪ friends and ~s
2 country that is next to another country
ADJECTIVE
▪ northern , southern , etc.
▪
England's northern ~ now has its own parliament.
▪ hostile
▪
The country is vulnerable to attack from hostile ~s.
▪ powerful , wealthy
VERB + NEIGHBOUR/NEIGHBOR
▪ attack , invade
▪ threaten
3 person sitting or standing next to another person
ADJECTIVE
▪ nearest
▪
She leaned over to her nearest ~ and whispered something.