neighbour

neighbour
(BrE) (AmE neighbor) noun
1 person living nearby
ADJECTIVE
▪ friendly, good
▪

She's been a very good neighbour to me.

▪ nosy
▪ noisy
▪ elderly
▪ close, immediate, near, next-door
▪

My nearest neighbour lives a few miles away.

▪ downstairs, upstairs
▪

She could hear her downstairs neighbour moving around.

▪ new
VERB + NEIGHBOUR/NEIGHBOR
▪ become
▪

The two men became neighbours.

▪ disturb, wake
▪

Shh! You'll wake the neighbours.

▪ help
▪ meet
▪

I've just met our new neighbours.

▪ visit
▪ invite
▪

He's having a barbecue and he's inviting all the neighbours.

NEIGHBOUR/NEIGHBOR + VERB
▪ complain
▪

The neighbours complained about his loud music.

▪ move in
▪

Our new neighbours moved in today.

NEIGHBOUR/NEIGHBOR + NOUN
▪ boy, girl, kid (informal), lady (all AmE)
▪

I borrowed the neighbour kid's bike to get around.

PHRASES
▪ friends and neighbours
2 country that is next to another country
ADJECTIVE
▪ northern, southern, etc.
▪

England's northern neighbour now has its own parliament.

▪ hostile
▪

The country is vulnerable to attack from hostile neighbours.

▪ powerful, wealthy
VERB + NEIGHBOUR/NEIGHBOR
▪ attack, invade
▪ threaten
3 person sitting or standing next to another person
ADJECTIVE
▪ nearest
▪

She leaned over to her nearest neighbour and whispered something.


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