neighbour

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Old English nēahġebūr

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Singular
neighbour

Plural
neighbours

neighbour (plural neighbours) (British, Canadian)

  1. A person living on adjacent or nearby land.
    My neighbour has an annoying cat
    They're our neighbours across the street
    My neighbour is very irritable and grumpy at times.

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Infinitive
to neighbour

Third person singular
neighbours

Simple past
neighboured

Past participle
neighboured

Present participle
neighbouring

to neighbour (third-person singular simple present neighbours, present participle neighbouring, simple past and past participle neighboured) (British, Canadian)

  1. To be adjacent to (more often used as neighbouring)
    Though France neighbours Germany, its culture is significantly different

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