border
border
noun
/ˈbɔːdə(r)/
1 the line that divides two countries or areas; the land near this line
I live in a small town in the US, near the Canadian border.
Thousands of people cross the border every day.
They took steps to secure the border.
to seal/close the border
border between A and B They spent a week in a national park on the border between Kenya and Tanzania.
(figurative) It is difficult to define the border between love and friendship.
border with something The treaty fixed Denmark's new border with Germany.
across the border They fled across the border.
over the border They live just over the border.
on the border The incident happened on Nevada's northern border.
at the border They were stopped at the border.
along the border There are tensions all along the border.
border crossings
border patrols/security/guards
border controls
a border dispute
a border town/village/county
a border region/area
Synonyms border
Collocations International relations
TOPICS Politics B1
Collocations
adjective
open
closed
porous
verb + border
arrive at
reach
stop at
border + noun
crossing
post
region
preposition
across a/​the border
over a/​the border
along a/​the border…
phrases
north of the border
south of the border
on both sides of the border…
2 a long narrow piece around the edge of something such as a picture or a piece of cloth
a pillowcase with a lace border
She drew a decorative border around the picture.
The tablecloth has a narrow lace border.
a white handkerchief with a blue border
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
widenarrowdecorative…
verb + border
havedraw
preposition
with a/​the borderborder aroundborder round…
3 ​(in a garden) a long narrow area of soil which is planted with flowers, along the edge of the grass
The back garden is mostly lawn with herbaceous borders.
TOPICS Gardens C1
e.g.
/fe3hdialogue/一部10月散策・飛竜の節 Exploring Wyvern Moon#64128ff0bdb0e50000fb14d3
/fe3hdialogue/アリアンロッド攻城戦 Battle The Siege of Arianrhod#5e662e9fbdb0e500001b219e
/fe3hdialogue/援軍を求めて/蒼月 Seeking Reinforcements (Azure Moon)#6295dca1bdb0e50000652cdc
/fe3hdialogue/散策・金鹿の願い The Golden Deer's Plea#64e20f71bdb0e50000528dd2
/fe3hdialogue/Claude×Leonie#63e5447cbdb0e500004ef42f
border
verb (borders, bordered, bordered, bordering)
/ˈbɔːdə(r)/
1 border something (of a country or an area) to share a border with another country or area
the countries bordering the Baltic
a mountainous region bordering Pakistan
Albania is bordered to the north by Serbia and Montenegro.
2 ​border something to form a line along or around the edge of something
Meadows bordered the path to the woods.
The large garden is bordered by a stream.
A hedge borders the path.
Phrasal Verbs
border on
e.g.
/fe3hdialogue/ローレンツ外伝 金鹿の守る地 Land of the Golden Deer#61fe7cb9bdb0e50000f3620a
Word Origin
late Middle English: from Old French bordeure; ultimately of Germanic origin and related to board.