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- [ney-ber-ing]
- /ˈneɪ bər ɪŋ/
- /ˈneɪ.bər.ɪŋ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ney-ber-ing]
- /ˈneɪ bər ɪŋ/
Definitions of neighboring word
- adjective neighboring situated or living near another: one of our neighbor nations. 1
- noun neighboring a person who lives near another. 1
- noun neighboring a person or thing that is near another. 1
- noun neighboring one's fellow human being: to be generous toward one's less fortunate neighbors. 1
- noun neighboring a person who shows kindliness or helpfulness toward his or her fellow humans: to be a neighbor to someone in distress. 1
- noun neighboring (used as a term of address, especially as a friendly greeting to a stranger): Tell me, neighbor, which way to town? 1
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Origin of neighboring
First appearance:
before 1595 One of the 38% oldest English words
First recorded in 1595-1605; neighbor + -ing2
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Parts of speech for Neighboring
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
neighboring popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for neighboring
adverb neighboring
- beside — Something that is beside something else is at the side of it or next to it.
- at one's elbow — within easy reach
- around — To be positioned around a place or object means to surround it or be on all sides of it. To move around a place means to go along its edge, back to your starting point.
- all over — All over a place means in every part of it.
- close at hand — lying in the near future or vicinity; nearby or imminent.
adjective neighboring
- adjacent — If one thing is adjacent to another, the two things are next to each other.
- adjoining — being in contact; connected or neighbouring
- bordering — the part or edge of a surface or area that forms its outer boundary.
- next door — Also, next door. to, at, or in the next house on the street, especially if it is very close by, or the adjacent apartment, office, room, or the like: Go next-door and get your sister. Your sister is next-door. Her brother lives next-door.
- near — close; to a point or place not far away: Come near so I won't have to shout.
Antonyms for neighboring
adjective neighboring
- distant — far off or apart in space; not near at hand; remote or removed (often followed by from): a distant place; a town three miles distant from here.
- far — at or to a great distance; a long way off; at or to a remote point: We sailed far ahead of the fleet.
- faraway — distant; remote: faraway lands.
- separate — to keep apart or divide, as by an intervening barrier or space: to separate two fields by a fence.
- away — If someone or something moves or is moved away from a place, they move or are moved so that they are no longer there. If you are away from a place, you are not in the place where people expect you to be.
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