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# neighbour

«neighbour» in Mova's school dictionary: **a person who lives next to you or near you** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (neighbour, neighbours); verb (neighbour — rare: to be next to)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A neighbour is a person who lives next to you or near you. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/neighbour/#m1)

2) A neighbour is also a person or thing next to another one, like the pupil at the next desk or a country next to another country. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/neighbour/#m2)

3) In maths, a number's neighbours are the numbers just before and after it: the neighbours of 7 are 6 and 8. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/neighbour/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In maths: a person in the story who gives, buys or shares things; «each neighbour» with an amount gives a rate. In everyday life: the people on your street; «next-door neighbour», «a good neighbour», «neighbourhood watch». In geography and science: countries, cells or numbers that are side by side. In stories: a kind or grumpy neighbour often starts the adventure.

### examples

- Her neighbour gave her 6 eggs. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/neighbour/#x1)
- She baked cakes for 3 neighbours. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/neighbour/#x2)
- Each neighbour got 5 sweets. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/neighbour/#x3)
- The neighbour's garden has 12 roses. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/neighbour/#x4)
- Our next-door neighbour has a noisy dog. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/neighbour/#x5)
- Ireland's nearest neighbour is Great Britain. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/neighbour/#x6)
- Turn to your neighbour and share your answer. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/neighbour/#x7)
- The neighbours of 50 are 49 and 51. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/neighbour/#x8)
- We invited the neighbours to the barbecue. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/neighbour/#x9)
- I'll go to my rich neighbour. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/neighbour/#x10)

### note

British spelling of neighbor (also used in Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Ireland). «Each neighbour» with an amount gives a rate: total = amount × neighbours. No operation clue by itself. «The neighbour's» = one neighbour; «the neighbours'» = more than one. Safety: a neighbour is not automatically a trusted adult; ask your family first.

### In the corpora

- [A welcome card from new neighbours is a friendly hello, and getting on with neighbours makes life easier.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/10-moving-house-and-renting-a-home/18/)
- [Neighbours sometimes disagree about hedges, fences, noise or rubbish, and most disputes are solved by a friendly chat.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/33-neighbours-the-council-rules-and-fairness/10/)
- [People must ask the council for planning permission before building something big, and neighbours can object.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/33-neighbours-the-council-rules-and-fairness/12/)
- [Ghost stories and playground legends are fun, but they should not turn a real neighbour into a villain.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/42-our-street-feuds-newcomers-and-stories-that-grow/13/)
- [Being glad for someone's success without hunting for a catch is part of being a good neighbour.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/42-our-street-feuds-newcomers-and-stories-that-grow/19/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «neighbour» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/neighbour/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.