border

[US]/ˈbɔːdə(r)/
[UK]/ˈbɔːrdər/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. edge, boundary
vt. & vi. to be adjacent to; be on the edge of

Phrases & Collocations

border security

border control

border patrol

international border

border area

border region

border on

border trade

border crossing

border collie

cross border

border line

border irrigation

border disputes

over the border

border gateway protocol

brush border

border gateway

border upon

border effect

Example Sentences

Burma borders on India.

Such an act borders on folly.

an act that borders on heroism.

India borders on Pakistan.

their remarks were bordering on actionable.

Iraq's northern border with Turkey.

refugee camp on the border .

a pool bordered by palm trees.

a geometric shape bordered by chequers.

the Polish–German border was inviolable.

stencil a border around the door.

the virtual absence of border controls.

border a dress with silk

a picture frame with a wide border).

Real-world Examples

He'd even threatened to close the border.

Source: CNN 10 Student English April 2019 Collection

Scotland would have border management, he stresses, not border guards.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Their results offer ammunition for fans of more open borders.

Source: Past exam papers for the English major level 4 reading section.

Clashes exactly a week ago closed that border.

Source: CNN 10 Student English March 2019 Collection

But the war has closed the borders.

Source: BBC Listening March 2021 Collection

No, he crossed the border of racist.

Source: Desperate Housewives Season 7

The federal government should keep the borders shut.

Source: VOA Daily Standard November 2019 Collection

And that's to avoid a hard border.

Source: NPR News April 2019 Collection

What happens by effectively moving the border there?

Source: NPR News January 2020 Compilation

Fears about fatalities cross the border to Germany.

Source: PBS Interview Environmental Series

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