Question

What is the difference between these 3 words ?

neighbourhood : a district, especially one forming a community within a town or city.
neighbouring: next to or very near another place; adjacent.
neighbour: a person living near or next door to the speaker or person referred to
Note: When I looked them up in the dictionary , I didn't get the
difference I want.

Apply your explaniation in this sentences :

Onece someone's children get married , they often leave home. However, some of them or all can be ....... one day.
(neighbouring - neighbourhood - neighbours- neighbourly)

Answer 1

So, what exactly are the three words? Down below, I see 4 different words, not 3.
Is this one or two questions?

Answer 2

I know neighbourly means friendly , I put this sentence to be used for explanation as it confuses me to hell.

Answer 3

Hm, well, do you know what neighbourhood means?
Neighbours, in my experience, relates to the people in neighbourhoods.
Neighboring, again in my experience, means something along the lines of 'next to'

Answer 4

I wrote up what I understood from the dictionary so It's excluded from the choices , neighbourly too.

Answer 5

Oh gosh, okay, nevermind that. Just saw you put definitions up there.

Answer 6

So you want which one fits best in the sentence you posted?

Answer 7

Yeah, To me neighbouring is more suitable although even neighbour gives the sentence a sense.

Answer 8

So what's your choice ?

Answer 9

I'd personally lean towards neighbourly, but you said you excluded that...
So, neighboring is what it looks to be.

Answer 10

Why 'd you lean to neighbourly ? doesn't it mean friendly ?
Definition: characteristic of a good neighbor, especially helpful, friendly, or kind.

Answer 11

Well, you still didn't tell me why neighbour is wrong.

Answer 12

Exactly. We're talking about people moving out, which may cause friction in some households. So, saying they could once again be neighborly...

Maybe I'm just coming at this question with a practical state of mind.

And neighbor, when you plug it in, just doesn't fit with the flow of the sentence. Nor does it fit with the tense of the sentence.

Answer 13

If you honestly said the sentence out loud with each of the options...
Neighboring makes the most sense. As it would be saying the kids could be living near the parents but not WITH them.

Answer 14

can be + noun , I don't think it's defected in anyway.
e.x : You all can be neighbours one day !

Answer 15

I feel like I'm totally not helping you, I'm so sorry if I'm not.
I still say neighbouring, but I understand if you don't want to take my advice lol

Answer 16

By the way , are you native English-speaker ?

Answer 17

Yes, I am.

Answer 18

Well, then you can't be wrong.

Answer 19

I hope I at least helped you a little bit.
If you want, feel free to tag me if you have any further questions. I'm headed out right now but I'll help when I get back.