transcription, транскрипция: [ neɪbə(r) ]
( neighbours)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
Note: in AM, use 'neighbor'
1.
Your neighbour is someone who lives near you.
I got chatting with my neighbour in the garden.
N-COUNT : oft poss N
2.
You can refer to the person who is standing or sitting next to you as your neighbour .
The woman prodded her neighbour and whispered urgently in his ear.
N-COUNT : oft poss N
3.
You can refer to something which stands next to something else of the same kind as its neighbour .
Each house was packed close behind its neighbour.
N-COUNT : usu poss N