Neighbor (nāb&etilde_;r), n. [OE. neighebour, AS. neáhgebūr; neáh nigh + gebūr a dweller, farmer; akin to D. nabuur, G. nachbar, OHG. nāhgibūr. See Nigh, and Boor.] [Spelt also neighbour.] 1. A person who lives near another; one whose abode is not far off. Chaucer.[1913 Webster]
Masters, my good friends, mine honest neighbors.
2. One who is near in sympathy or confidence.[1913 Webster]
BuckinghamNo more shall be the neighbor to my counsel.
3. One entitled to, or exhibiting, neighborly kindness; hence, one of the human race; a fellow being.[1913 Webster]
Which now of these three, thinkest thou, was neighbor unto him that fell among the thieves?
The gospel allows no such term as “stranger;” makes every man my neighbor.
Neighbor, a. Near to another; adjoining; adjacent; next; neighboring. “The neighbor cities.” Jer. l. 40. “The neighbor room.” Shak.[1913 Webster]
neighbor, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Neighbored (?); p. pr. & vb. n Neighboring.] 1. To adjoin; to border on; to be near to.[1913 Webster]
Leisurely ascending hills that neighbor the shore.
2. To associate intimately with. [Obs.] Shak.[1913 Webster]
Neighbor, v. i. To dwell in the vicinity; to be a neighbor, or in the neighborhood; to be near. [Obs.][1913 Webster]
A copse that neighbors by.