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neighbour
noun
a
person
who
lives
very
close
to
you
,
especially
in
the
house
or
flat
next
door
•
Our
elderly
neighbour
watches
our
cat
when
we
travel
.
Our
elderly
neighbour
watches
our
cat
when
we
travel
.
•
The
little
boy
waved
to
his
neighbour
across
the
fence
.
The
little
boy
waved
to
his
neighbour
across
the
fence
.
From
Middle
English
neighebor
,
from
Old
English
nēahgebūr
,
with
later
French-influenced
spelling
adding
the
“
u
.”
verb
-
neighbour
,
neighbouring
,
neighbours
,
neighboured
to
lie
directly
next
to
or
alongside
something
•
The
farm
neighbours
a
dense
forest
.
The
farm
neighbours
a
dense
forest
.
•
Charming
cafés
neighbour
the
riverside
path
.
Charming
cafés
neighbour
the
riverside
path
.
Verb
sense
follows
the
noun
,
using
the
British
spelling
with
“
u
.”
neighbourhood
noun
a
part
of
a
town
or
city
where
people
live
close
together
and
share
local
facilities
•
There
is
a
lovely
park
right
in
our
neighbourhood
.
There
is
a
lovely
park
right
in
our
neighbourhood
.
•
The
council
plans
to
improve
lighting
across
the
entire
neighbourhood
.
The
council
plans
to
improve
lighting
across
the
entire
neighbourhood
.
Same
origin
as
American
spelling
:
from
neighbour
+
-hood
.
noun
-
neighbourhood
in
the
phrase
“
in
the
neighbourhood
of
”,
meaning
roughly
or
approximately
•
The
flight
takes
in the neighbourhood of
three
hours
.
The
flight
takes
in the neighbourhood of
three
hours
.
•
They
raised
in the neighbourhood of
£10
,
000
for
charity
.
They
raised
in the neighbourhood of
£10
,
000
for
charity
.
Same
figurative
extension
as
American
usage
,
applied
to
UK
spelling
.
