border
The line or frontier area separating political or geographical regionsThe line or frontier area separating political or geographical regions.
» Tom was arrested when he crossed the border.
Тома заарештували, коли він перетинав кордон.
Meaning
6 senses(countable, uncountable)The line or frontier area separating political or geographical regions.
The border between Canada and USA is the longest in the world.
Grenze
грани́цаgraníca, рубе́жrubéž, межа́mežá
кордо́нkordón, грани́цяhranýcja
the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary
(countable, uncountable)The outer edge of something.
the borders of the garden
Rand
грани́цаgraníca, крайkraj, кро́мкаkrómka
кордо́нkordón, межа́mežá
a strip forming the outer edge of something
(countable, uncountable)A decorative strip around the edge of something.
There’s a nice frilly border around the picture frame.
a solid border around a table of figures
Rand
кайма́kajmá, бордю́рbordjúr, фризfriz
a decorative recessed or relieved surface on an edge
(countable, uncountable)A strip of ground in which ornamental plants are grown.
Beet, Streifen, Rabatte
(UK, uncountable)Border morris or border dancing.
(countable, uncountable)A string that is both a prefix and a suffix of another particular string.
Examples
571 sentencesTom was arrested when he crossed the border.
Тома заарештували, коли він перетинав кордон.
We want to get to the border.
Ми хочемо дістатися до кордону.
ruМы хотим добраться до границы.
deWir wollen zur Grenze.
We live near the border.
Ми живемо біля кордону.
ruМы живем рядом с границей.
deWir wohnen in der Nähe der Grenze.
Tom can't cross the border.
Том не може перетнути кордон.
ruТом не может пересечь границу.
Tom is a border patrol agent.
Том - агент прикордонного патруля.
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 2
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By meaning 3
Origin
Inherited from Middle English bordure, from Old French bordeure, of Germanic origin, fromInherited from Middle English bordure, from Old French bordeure, of Germanic origin, from Frankish *bord, equivalent to modern French bord (“a border”) + -er.
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Forms
plural: bordersSynonyms
9 synonyms- a line that indicates a boundary:boundary lineborderlinedelimitationmete
- the boundary of a surface:edge
- the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary:marginperimeter
- a decorative recessed or relieved surface on an edge:moldingmoulding
Word family
38 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable