NEIGHBOR


Meaning of NEIGHBOR in English

I. ˈnā-bər noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Old English nēahgebūr (akin to Old High German nāhgibūr ); akin to Old English nēah near and Old English gebūr dweller — more at nigh , boor

Date: before 12th century

1. : one living or located near another

2. : fellow man

II. adjective

Date: 1530

: being immediately adjoining or relatively near

III. verb

( neigh·bored ; neigh·bor·ing -b(ə-)riŋ)

Date: circa 1586

transitive verb

: to adjoin immediately or lie relatively near to

intransitive verb

1. : to live or be located as a neighbor

2. : to associate in a neighborly way

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.