neighbor
/ˈneɪ.bɚ/ verb C2- To be adjacent to · Though France neighbours Germany, its culture is significantly different.
- To be similar to, to be almost the same as. · That sort of talk is neighbouring on treason.
- To associate intimately with; to be close to.
He/she/it neighbors · Past neighbored · Past participle neighbored · -ing form neighboring
Verb forms
- Base form
- neighbor
- He/she/it
- neighbors
- Past
- neighbored
- Past participle
- neighbored
- -ing form
- neighboring
From the library
“Yes, yes, Edmond, that is true, but you forgot at that time a little debt to our neighbor, Caderousse.
An old oak, lamenting when too late the destruction of his companions, said to a neighboring cedar, “The first step has lost us all.
“Well, never mind that, neighbor Caderousse; it is not worthwhile to contradict me for such a trifle as that.
“But, never mind, he is a neighbor who has done us a service on a time, so he’s welcome.”
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