NEIGHBOUR


Meaning of NEIGHBOUR in English

( 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.

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .