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border

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noun

bor·​der ˈbȯr-dər How to pronounce border (audio)
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: an outer part or edge
at the borders of the forest
2
textiles : an ornamental design at the edge of a fabric or rug
3
: a narrow bed of planted ground along the edge of a lawn or walkway
a border of tulips
4
: boundary
on the border between New York and Canada
crossed the border into Italy
5
: a plain or decorative margin around printed matter
wedding invitations with a delicate gold leaf border
bordered
ˈbȯr-dərd How to pronounce border (audio)
adjective

border

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verb

bordered; bordering ˈbȯr-d(ə-)riŋ How to pronounce border (audio)

transitive verb

1
: to put a border on
a rug bordered with a pattern of leaves
bordered the garden with pansies
2
: to touch at the edge or boundary : bound
borders the city on the south
Slovakia borders Poland.

intransitive verb

1
: to lie on the border
the U.S. borders on Canada
2
: to approach the nature of a specified thing : verge
borders on the ridiculous
borderer
ˈbȯr-dər-ər How to pronounce border (audio)
noun

Synonyms

Noun

Verb

Example Sentences

Noun He grew up in Malaysia, near the Indonesian border. They live just beyond the western border of the park. the border of the Sahara The quilt is quite plain except for its colorful border. a broad red border on each plate He planted pansies in the border. Verb Their property borders the park. Tall trees border the avenue. Two rivers border the city. See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Known as Steen Valetje, the estate straddles the border of Red Hook and Rhinebeck, said Candy Anderson of Compass, who represented the buyer and seller with colleague and son Byron Anderson. E.b. Solomont, WSJ, 12 Sep. 2022 Russian troops crossed the border in the region on Feb. 24, the first day of the invasion. Elena Becatoros, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Sep. 2022 Todd pushed back against Harris’ claim about the border being secure. Jessica Chasmar, Fox News, 12 Sep. 2022 But she's also talked about scrapping parts of that agreement with the EU, that -- specifically that deal with that border. CBS News, 11 Sep. 2022 Salted egg yolks might seem strange to add into a sweet pastry, but many Asian desserts border on a subtle sweetness that is almost savory. Em Chan, USA TODAY, 9 Sep. 2022 India and China share an undemarcated 3,800 kilometer (2,360 mile) border, where their troops previously adhered to long-standing protocols to avoid the use of any firearms on the frontier. Reuters, CNN, 9 Sep. 2022 Brexit has also thrown Northern Ireland into chaos because of the effect on the U.K. region’s border with the Republic of Ireland, a nation that remains an EU member. Christina Boyle, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2022 With the fall festival circuit in full swing, the whispers of awards greatness have echoed from the peaks of Telluride through the canals of Venice, and are set to cross the border into Toronto in the days ahead. Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 8 Sep. 2022
Verb
Poland and Lithuania border the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad, the most militarized territory in all of Europe. John R. Deni And Michael O’hanlon, WSJ, 10 Aug. 2022 Some work has been done locally, including a fuel mitigation project on private properties that border the forestland on the western edge of Yreka. Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2022 Larger gold comet stars border the teal pellets and flare out when ignited, eventually peeling off into sharp scarlet quills. Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics, 30 June 2022 If management feels that people cannot handle their communication tasks, the goal should be fixed and more training should be offered instead of regulations that border on micromanaging. Kevin Korte, Forbes, 3 May 2022 Ultimate decisions about what happens along the lower river corridor will be made by the county and the 14 cities that border it, many of them impoverished, working-class enclaves. Louis Sahagúnstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2022 Kaliningrad is nestled between Poland and Lithuania and does not border Ukraine. Compiled Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 21 Feb. 2022 All 4 million visitors a year have to pass through the small towns that border the park’s five entrances. Wire Reports, oregonlive, 17 June 2022 As the Pacific and North American tectonic plates crush and grind against one another, the mountains that border Los Angeles continue to creep upwards faster than gravity can pull them down. Dan Edmunds, Car and Driver, 29 Apr. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English bordure, from Anglo-French, from border to border, from Old French bort border, of Germanic origin; probably akin to Old English bord board

First Known Use

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of border was in the 14th century

Phrases Containing border

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