noun · informal
neighbourhood
UK/ˈneɪbəˌhʊd/US/ˈneɪbərˌhʊd/NEIGH·bour·hood
Band 5-6speakingtask2
the area or community around someone's home
Examples
“There are plenty of parks in our neighbourhood.”
“I know most people in the neighbourhood.”
“Crime rates in the neighbourhood have fallen recently.”
Band 8 sentence
“Improving transport links can revitalise deprived neighbourhoods and boost local economies.”
Collocations
- local neighbourhood
- the neighbourhood has
- a safe neighbourhood
Word family
neighbour nounneighbourhood nounneighbourly adjectiveneighbourhoods noun (plural)
Common mistakes
my neighbourhood is very quiet right now.→my neighborhood is very quiet right now.
I know my neighbourhoods very well.→I know my neighbourhood very well.
Say it for a higher band
5area→6local area→7+neighbourhood
Synonyms
local area
Easily confused
community
“The local community organised a neighbourhood cleanup.”
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