neighbour
noun · verb
Simple meaning
A person living on adjacent or nearby land.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
nayberSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈneɪbɚ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
A person living on adjacent or nearby land; a person situated adjacently or nearby; anything (of the same type of thing as the subject) in an adjacent or nearby position.
Anything located directly adjacent to something else.
A person who lives (or is located) near another
One who is near in sympathy or confidence.
verb
Be located near or adjacent to
To associate intimately with; to be close to.
intransitivefollowed by "on"figurative
To be similar to, to be almost the same as.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- B2 · Upper Intermediate (estimated)
- Frequency
- Moderately Common
- Typical Use
- Neutral / general English
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: A person living on adjacent or nearby land; a person situated adjacently or nearby; anything (of the same type of thing as the subject) in an adjacent or nearby position.
Used this way, neighbour is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
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Word family
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A surrounding or nearby region.
Compound terms
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A card game for two players in which the object is to win all of the other player's cards.
A policy of promoting oneself at the expense of others.
A policy of promoting oneself at the expense of others.
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