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Synonyms for neighbor

Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : ney-ber
Phonetic Transcription : ˈneɪ bər

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Définition of neighbor

Origin :
  • Old English neahgebur (West Saxon), nehebur (Anglian) "neighbor," from neah "near" (see nigh) + gebur "dweller," related to bur "dwelling" (see bower). Common Germanic compound (cf. Old Saxon nabur, Middle Dutch naghebuur, Dutch (na)bur, Old High German nahgibur, Middle High German nachgebur, German Nachbar). Good neighbor policy attested by 1937, but good neighbor with reference to U.S. policy toward Latin America was used by 1928 by Herbert Hoover.
  • noun person who lives close by
  • verb be next to
Example sentences :
  • He did not like his neighbor, Mr. Fish, any too well but there was no way out.
  • Extract from : « Ancient Man » by Hendrik Willem van Loon
  • Young Sparrow must either starve or ask his neighbor to help him with a loan.
  • Extract from : « Ancient Man » by Hendrik Willem van Loon
  • Casting from us our own faults first, let us cast from us and from him our neighbor's also.
  • Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
  • He did not love his neighbor enough to grasp the facts of the case.
  • Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
  • Here was her old friend and neighbor asking to take her out for a daylight ride.
  • Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
  • This cottage is smaller than its neighbor, and its wooden door is quite black from age.
  • Extract from : « Rico and Wiseli » by Johanna Spyri
  • "I am going down-hill, neighbor," he said, shaking his head.
  • Extract from : « Rico and Wiseli » by Johanna Spyri
  • "Stop, neighbor, stop," she said; and repeated it twice without effect.
  • Extract from : « Rico and Wiseli » by Johanna Spyri
  • These commandments forbid us to covet anything that is our neighbor's.
  • Extract from : « An Explanation of Luther's Small Catechism » by Joseph Stump
  • It commands us to assist and comfort our neighbor in danger and want.
  • Extract from : « An Explanation of Luther's Small Catechism » by Joseph Stump
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