neighbor
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English
Definitions
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.“My neighbour has two noisy cats.”
- One who is near in sympathy or confidence.
- A fellow human being.
verb
- To be adjacent to“Though France neighbours Germany, its culture is significantly different.”
- (followed by "on"; figurative) To be similar to, to be almost the same as.“That sort of talk is neighbouring on treason.”
- To associate intimately with; to be close to.
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Synonyms
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