neighbours
noun · verb
Form of neighbour , plural of neighbour.
Simple meaning
A person living on adjacent or nearby land.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
nayberzSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈneɪbɚz
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
plural of neighbour
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.
plural of neighbour
Anything located directly adjacent to something else.
plural of neighbour
A person who lives (or is located) near another
plural of neighbour
One who is near in sympathy or confidence.
verb
third-person singular of neighbour
Be located near or adjacent to
third-person singular of neighbour
To associate intimately with; to be close to.
third-person singular of neighbourintransitivefollowed by "on"figurative
To be similar to, to be almost the same as.
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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, neighbours 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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Inflected forms
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A person who lives (or is located) near another.
Word family
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A surrounding or nearby region.
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