Neighbor — Defs

01 n. A person who lives near another; one whose abode is not far off.

1.
A person who lives near another; one whose abode is not far off.
“Masters, my good friends, mine honest neighbors.” — Shak.
2.
One who is near in sympathy or confidence.
“Buckingham No more shall be the neighbor to my counsel.” — Shak.
3.
One entitled to, or exhibiting, neighborly kindness; hence, one of the human race; a fellow being.
“Which now of these three, thinkest thou, was neighbor unto him that fell among the thieves?” — Luke x. 36.

“The gospel allows no such term as “stranger;” makes every man my neighbor.” — South.

02 a. Near to another; adjoining; adjacent; next; neighboring.

03 v. t. To adjoin; to border on; to be near to.

imp. & p. p. Neighbored; p. pr. & vb. n Neighboring

1.
To adjoin; to border on; to be near to.
“Leisurely ascending hills that neighbor the shore.” — Sandys.
2.
To associate intimately with.[Obs.]

04 v. i. To dwell in the vicinity; to be a neighbor, or in the neighborhood; to be near.

1.
To dwell in the vicinity; to be a neighbor, or in the neighborhood; to be near.[Obs.]
“A copse that neighbors by.” — Shak.