A neighbor is someone who lives close to your house or apartment. This is the most common meaning, used in everyday talking about people living nearby.
My neighbor has a big dog.
We see our neighbors every day.
Neighbor can mean something that is next to or near another thing, not only people. It is often used to describe objects or places close to each other.
This building’s neighbor is a school.
The neighbor disk on my computer is slow.
In math, a neighbor is a point, number, or object that is right next to another one in a sequence or space. This meaning is used in geometry or algebra.
Each number has neighbors on the line.
The neighbor angles are equal.
In technology and networks, a neighbor is a device or computer that is connected near another device. It helps in sharing information or services.
The router talks to its neighbors.
Neighbor servers share data fast.
This meaning is figurative. It means being kind or caring toward others, like friends or people near you, even if not literally living close by.
She treats every person as a neighbor.
Be a good neighbor in your community.
As a verb, neighbor means to be next to or near something. This use is rare and usually found in old or dialect English.
They neighbor the lake in small houses.
The farm neighbors the forest land.
