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Neighbor \Neigh"bor\, v. i.
To dwell in the vicinity; to be a neighbor, or in the
neighborhood; to be near. [Obs.]
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A copse that neighbors by. --Shak.
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Neighbor \Neigh"bor\ (n[=a]"b[~e]r), n. [OE. neighebour, AS.
ne['a]hgeb[=u]r; ne['a]h nigh geb[=u]r a dweller, farmer;
akin to D. nabuur, G. nachbar, OHG. n[=a]hgib[=u]r. See
{Nigh}, and {Boor}.] [Spelt also {neighbour}.]
1. A person who lives near another; one whose abode is not
far off. --Chaucer.
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Masters, my good friends, mine honest neighbors.
--Shak.
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2. One who is near in sympathy or confidence.
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Buckingham
No more shall be the neighbor to my counsel. --Shak.
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3. One entitled to, or exhibiting, neighborly kindness;
hence, one of the human race; a fellow being.
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Which now of these three, thinkest thou, was
neighbor unto him that fell among the thieves?
--Luke x. 36.
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The gospel allows no such term as "stranger;" makes
every man my neighbor. --South.
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Neighbor \Neigh"bor\, a.
Near to another; adjoining; adjacent; next; neighboring. "The
neighbor cities." --Jer. l. 40. "The neighbor room." --Shak.
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neighbor \neigh"bor\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Neighbored}; p. pr. &
vb. n {Neighboring}.]
1. To adjoin; to border on; to be near to.
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Leisurely ascending hills that neighbor the shore.
--Sandys.
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2. To associate intimately with. [Obs.] --Shak.
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