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Webster 1913 Edition


neighbor

neigh′bor

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Neighbored
;
p. pr. & vb. n
Neighboring
.]
1.
To adjoin; to border on; to be near to.
Leisurely ascending hills that
neighbor
the shore.
Sandys.
2.
To associate intimately with.
[Obs.]
Shak.

Webster 1828 Edition


Neighbor

NEIGHBOR

,
Noun.
1.
One who lives near another. In large towns, a neighbor is one who lives within a few doors. In the country, a neighbor may live at a greater distance; and in new settlements, where the people are thinly scattered over the country, a neighbor may be distant several miles. Such is the use of the word in the United States.
2.
One who lives in familiarity with another; a word of civility.
3.
An intimate; a confidant.
4.
A fellow being. Acts 7.
5.
One of the human race; any one that needs our help, or to whom we have an opportunity of doing good.
6.
A country that is near.

Definition 2024


neighbor

neighbor

English

Noun

neighbor (plural neighbors)

  1. American standard spelling of neighbour.

Verb

neighbor (third-person singular simple present neighbors, present participle neighboring, simple past and past participle neighbored)

  1. American standard spelling of neighbour.