Neighboring — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

live or be located as a neighbor

be located near or adjacent to

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/nˈeɪbɚɹɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/nˈeɪbəɹɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/nˈeɪbəɹɪŋ/

3 syllables Say it as /nˈeɪbɚɹɪŋ/.

Examples

the neighboring house
Pakistan neighbors India
Rhode Island has two bordering states; Massachusetts and Conncecticut

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

contiguous adjacent neighbour conterminous neighbor

Parts of Speech

verb	live or be located as a neighbor “the neighboring house”
verb	be located near or adjacent to “Pakistan neighbors India”
adjective	having a common boundary or edge; abutting; touching “Rhode Island has two bordering states; Massachusetts and Conncecticut”

Word Forms

neighbor	noun	a person who lives (or is located) near another
neighbour	noun	a person who lives (or is located) near another
adjacency	noun	the attribute of being so near as to be touching
contiguousness	noun	the attribute of being so near as to be touching
contiguity	noun	the attribute of being so near as to be touching

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

benachbart

wohnen oder sich als Nachbar aufhalten

🇫🇷French

voisin

vivre ou être situé comme voisin

🇪🇸Spanish

vecino

vivir o estar ubicado como vecino

🇮🇹Italian

limitrofo

vivere o trovarsi come vicino

🇳🇱Dutch

naburig

wonen of gevestigd zijn als buurman

🇵🇹Portuguese

vizinho

morar ou estar localizado como vizinho

🇷🇺Russian

соседний

жить или находиться как сосед

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पड़ोसी

पड़ोसी के रूप में रहना या रहना

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রতিবেশী

প্রতিবেশী হিসাবে বাস করুন বা অবস্থান করুন

🇮🇳Tamil

அண்டை

வாழ்க அல்லது அண்டை வீட்டாராக இருங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

పొరుగు

నివసించండి లేదా పొరుగువారిగా ఉండండి

🇮🇳Marathi

शेजारी

शेजारी म्हणून रहा किंवा रहा

🇮🇳Gujarati

પડોશી

પાડોશી તરીકે રહે છે અથવા સ્થિત છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ನೆರೆಯ

ನೆರೆಹೊರೆಯವರಂತೆ ವಾಸಿಸಿ ಅಥವಾ ನೆಲೆಸಿರಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അയൽവാസി

അയൽക്കാരനായി ജീവിക്കുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ സ്ഥിതിചെയ്യുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗੁਆਂਢੀ

ਇੱਕ ਗੁਆਂਢੀ ਦੇ ਰੂਪ ਵਿੱਚ ਰਹਿੰਦੇ ਹਨ ਜਾਂ ਸਥਿਤ ਹਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

پڑوسی

پڑوسی کے طور پر رہتے ہیں یا واقع ہیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

邻接

作为邻居居住或居住

🇯🇵Japanese

隣の

住んでいる、または近所に住んでいる

🇰🇷Korean

이웃

이웃으로 살거나 거주할 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

láng giềng

sống hoặc ở như một người hàng xóm

🇹🇭Thai

ใกล้เคียง

อยู่หรืออยู่เป็นเพื่อนบ้าน

🇮🇩Indonesian

berdekatan

tinggal atau ditempatkan sebagai tetangga

🇵🇭Filipino

kapitbahay

nakatira o matatagpuan bilang isang kapitbahay

🇲🇾Malay

jiran

tinggal atau ditempatkan sebagai jiran

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

المجاورة

العيش أو أن يكون موجودا كجار

🇮🇷Persian

همسایه

به عنوان همسایه زندگی می کنند یا قرار می گیرند

🇹🇷Turkish

komşu

komşu olarak yaşamak veya bulunmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

שָׁכֵן

לחיות או להיות ממוקם כשכן

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The primary meaning of 'neighboring' is 'live or be located as a neighbor'.

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Using 'neighboring' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'neighboring' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'neighboring' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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