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 →

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 →

3) In maths, a number's neighbours are the numbers just before and after it: the neighbours of 7 are 6 and 8. tree →

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 →
• She baked cakes for 3 neighbours. tree →
• Each neighbour got 5 sweets. tree →
• The neighbour's garden has 12 roses. tree →
• Our next-door neighbour has a noisy dog. tree →
• Ireland's nearest neighbour is Great Britain. tree →
• Turn to your neighbour and share your answer. tree →
• The neighbours of 50 are 49 and 51. tree →
• We invited the neighbours to the barbecue. tree →
• I'll go to my rich neighbour. tree →

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.
• Neighbours sometimes disagree about hedges, fences, noise or rubbish, and most disputes are solved by a friendly chat.
• People must ask the council for planning permission before building something big, and neighbours can object.
• Ghost stories and playground legends are fun, but they should not turn a real neighbour into a villain.
• Being glad for someone's success without hunting for a catch is part of being a good neighbour.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «neighbour» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.