NEIGHBOUR


Meaning of NEIGHBOUR in English

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

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