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Definition of "neighbor" []

  • One who lives near or next to another. (noun)
  • A person, place, or thing adjacent to or located near another. (noun)
  • A fellow human. (noun)
  • Used as a form of familiar address. (noun)
  • To lie close to or border directly on. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "neighbor" in a sentence
  • "Bearing false witness against your neighbor is a big sin."
  • "The place across the street was hit, next door was hit, another neighbor has a full time watchman and my only other neighbor is a B & B and there are always enough people there to scare off the burglars. jerezano"
  • "Spain still has a King and my neighbor is a Baron. 3 people live in a giant palacio in the heart of the city."