Noun We invited our friends and neighbors. Canada is a neighbor of the U.S. Venus is Earth's nearest neighbor. Verb the baseball field neighbors a parking lot
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
The neighbor might be in violation of a law or ordinance. Annie Lane, oregonlive, 14 Sep. 2022 The neighbor might be in violation of a law or ordinance. Annie Lane, cleveland, 14 Sep. 2022 Though police never responded that night, they were called again the next morning by the same neighbor who asked officials to come investigate blood on his screen door. Alyssa Fiorentino, House Beautiful, 7 Sep. 2022 The neighbor called 911 at 9:27 a.m. local time, according to the release. Tommy Mcardle, Peoplemag, 31 Aug. 2022 Even then, police insisted some records of the kidnapping were off limits, like the 911 call and report from the neighbor.BostonGlobe.com, 27 Aug. 2022 The family trailer had been pushed into the neighbor’s fence. Joe Mario Pedersen, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2022 Her neighbor Alma Juarez, who submitted four ballots at Fuentes' direction, pleaded guilty in March in the case. Ray Stern, The Arizona Republic, 1 Sep. 2022 Russia’s invasion of Poland’s neighbor, Ukraine, has sounded the alarm bell and Poland is determined to deter any further drive westward. Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 31 Aug. 2022
Verb
And because Italian and Chinese immigrants in America have historically congregated in ethnic enclaves and sought to rent from the same landlords, a city’s Little Italy and Chinatown often neighbor each other. Jess Eng, Washington Post, 27 July 2022 The 500 people who neighbor the company’s computer center got something else: an inescapable drone that is driving many of them crazy. Vipal Monga, WSJ, 12 Nov. 2021 Resident Lisa-Diane Smith, of University Parkway, whose home would neighbor the synagogue lot, was the lone person to question the project.cleveland, 8 June 2021 Department of Homeland Security statistics show that the vast majority of children who've come alone to the United States from Central America -- and other regions that don't neighbor the United States -- are still here. Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN, 17 Mar. 2021 At the same time more Silicon Valley residents are struggling to put food on their tables, the tech companies that neighbor the distribution sites are doing better than ever.NBC News, 24 Dec. 2020 Nisarga comes just two weeks after Cyclone Amphan tore through the Bay of Bengal on India’s east coast and battered West Bengal state, killing more than 100 people in India and neighboring Bangladesh.NBC News, 3 June 2020 Nisarga comes just two weeks after Cyclone Amphan tore through the Bay of Bengal on India's east coast and battered West Bengal state, killing more than 100 people in India and neighboring Bangladesh.Fox News, 2 June 2020 The Myanmar military is already facing allegations of genocide over a 2017 crackdown on the Rohingya Muslim minority that forced almost 750,000 women, men and children to flee into neighboring Bangladesh. Amy Gunia, Time, 29 Apr. 2020 See More
Word History
Etymology
Noun, Adjective, and Verb
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
First Known Use
Noun
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1