- a person who lives next to you or near you
- We've had a lot of support from all our friends and neighbours.
- Our next-door neighbours are very noisy.
- neighbour to somebody She's been a very good neighbour to me.
Extra ExamplesTopics Family and relationshipsa1- I've just met our new neighbours.
- He's having a barbecue and he's inviting all the neighbours.
- Residents rushed to help their elderly neighbours.
- Her music was annoying the neighbours.
- They are near neighbours of ours.
- My nearest neighbour lives a few miles away.
- Our new neighbours moved in today.
- She could hear her downstairs neighbour moving around.
- Shh! You'll wake the neighbours.
- The neighbours complained about his loud music.
- The two men became neighbours.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- friendly
- good
- nosy
- …
- become
- disturb
- wake
- …
- complain
- move in
- boy
- girl
- kid
- …
- friends and neighbours
- a country that is next to or near another country
- What is Britain's nearest neighbour?
- Consider Canada, our neighbor to the north.
Extra Examples- The country is vulnerable to attack from hostile neighbours.
- The programme is the envy of many of our European neighbours.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- northern
- southern
- etc.
- …
- attack
- invade
- threaten
- …
- a person or thing that is standing or located next to another person or thing
- Stand quietly, children, and try not to talk to your neighbour.
- The tree fell slowly, its branches caught in those of its neighbours.
- She leaned over to her nearest neighbour and whispered something.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- nearest
- (literary) any other human
- We should all love our neighbours.
Word OriginOld English nēahgebūr, from nēah ‘nigh, near’ + gebūr ‘inhabitant, peasant, farmer’ (compare with boor).
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