neighbor

[neigh·bor]

A neighbor is a nearby person or thing. Be kind to your neighbor, for you never know when you will need to borrow sugar, a shovel, or the spare key to your house.

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A person who lives near another; one whose abode is not far off.

Noun
a nearby object of the same kind; "Fort Worth is a neighbor of Dallas"; "what is the closest neighbor to the Earth?"

Noun
a person who lives (or is located) near another

Verb
be located near or adjacent to; "Pakistan neighbors India"

Verb
live or be located as a neighbor; "the neighboring house"

Adjective S.
situated near one another; "neighbor states"

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n.
A person who lives near another; one whose abode is not far off.

n.
One who is near in sympathy or confidence.

n.
One entitled to, or exhibiting, neighborly kindness; hence, one of the human race; a fellow being.

a.
Near to another; adjoining; adjacent; next; neighboring.

v. t.
To adjoin; to border on; tobe near to.

v. t.
To associate intimately with.

v. i.
To dwell in the vicinity; to be a neighbor, or in the neighborhood; to be near.


Neighbor

Neigh"bor , n. [OE. neighebour, AS. ne'a0hgebr; ne'a0h nigh + gebr a dweller, farmer; akin to D. nabuur, G. nachbar, OHG. n'behgibr. See Nigh, and Boor.] [Spelt also neighbour.] 1. A person who lives near another; one whose abode is not far off. Chaucer.
Masters, my good friends, mine honest neighbors.
2. One who is near in sympathy or confidence.
Buckingham No more shall be the neighbor to my counsel.
3. One entitled to, or exhibiting, neighborly kindness; hence, one of the human race; a fellow being.
Which now of these three, thinkest thou, was neighbor unto him that fell among the thieves?
The gospel allows no such term as "stranger;" makes every man my neighbor.

Neighbor

Neigh"bor, a. Near to another; adjoining; adjacent; next; neighboring. "The neighbor cities." Jer. l. 40. "The neighbor room." Shak.

neighbor

neigh"bor, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Neighbored ; p. pr. & vb. n Neighboring.] 1. To adjoin; to border on; tobe near to.
Leisurely ascending hills that neighbor the shore.
2. To associate intimately with. [Obs.] Shak.

Neighbor

Neigh"bor, v. i. To dwell in the vicinity; to be a neighbor, or in the neighborhood; to be near. [Obs.]
A copse that neighbors by.

A person who lives near another; one whose abode is not far off.

Near to another; adjoining; adjacent; next; neighboring.

To adjoin; to border on; tobe near to.

To dwell in the vicinity; to be a neighbor, or in the neighborhood; to be near.

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Usage Examples

I once asked a hermit in Italy how he could venture to live alone, in a single cottage, on the top of a mountain, a mile from any habitation? He replied, that Providence was his next-door neighbor.

He alone loves the Creator perfectly who manifests a pure love for his neighbor.

Business underlies everything in our national life, including our spiritual life. Witness the fact that in the Lord's Prayer, the first petition is for daily bread. No one can worship God or love his neighbor on an empty stomach.

I grew up where my parents would literally shove me in the car rather than have to say hello to a neighbor.

Flatter not thyself in thy faith in God if thou hast not charity for thy neighbor.

Practically everyone in Hollywood has a neighbor who's been famous, wants to be famous, is famous, has been married to someone famous, worked with someone famous, slept with someone famous, been blackmailed by someone famous.

Recession is when a neighbor loses his job. Depression is when you lose yours.

The American people I talk to don't spend every moment thinking, 'How can I tax my neighbor more than they're being taxed?' They say, 'How can I get a good job? How can my kids get good jobs? How can seniors have a confidence in their future when they know that Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid are bankrupt?'

It does me no injury for my neighbor to say there are twenty gods or no God.

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Other Usage Examples

In the Lord's Prayer, the first petition is for daily bread. No one can worship God or love his neighbor on an empty stomach.

And I believe that if we can care about whether or not our neighbor has a good job or access to affordable health care for their children, and we move to implement the policies that can improve these situations, we will unleash vast amounts of human potential and recapture the American spirit.

It is easier to love humanity as a whole than to love one's neighbor.

Love thy neighbor - and if he happens to be tall, debonair and devastating, it will be that much easier.

All the commandments: You shall not commit adultery, you shall not kill, you shall not steal, you shall not covet, and so on, are summed up in this single command: You must love your neighbor as yourself.

If your neighbor has a completely different view on abortion, gay marriage, stem cell research, all of those things, you still are both Americans. Neither one of you is necessarily more patriotic than the other. Neither loves their country any more than the other one does.

I hate organized religion. I think you have to love thy neighbor as thyself. I think you have to pick your own God and be true to him. I always say 'him' rather than 'her.' Maybe it's because of my generation, but I don't like the idea of a female God. I see God as a benevolent male.

I push every day against forces that say you have to go faster, be more effective, be more productive, you have to constantly outdo yourself, you have to constantly outdo your neighbor - all of the stuff that creates an incredibly productive society, but also a very neurotic one.

How much time he saves who does not look to see what his neighbor says or does or thinks.

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