Meaning

6 senses
  1. The dividing line or location between two areas.

    Grenze

    грани́цаgraníca, межа́mežá

    кордо́нkordón, межа́mežá, грани́цяhranýcja

  2. (figuratively, in the plural, often)The bounds, confines, or limits between immaterial things (such as one’s comfort zone, privacy, or professional sphere and the realm beyond).

    I didn’t mean to push the boundaries by sending my boss a message on Saturday night.

    Grenzen

    границыgranicy

  3. An edge or line marking an edge of the playing field.

  4. An event whereby the ball is struck and either touches or passes over a boundary (with or without bouncing), usually resulting in an award of 4 (four) or 6 (six) runs respectively for the batting team.

    Travis hit a boundary to seal the match on the last ball of the over.

  5. (of a set) The set of points in the closure of a set S, not belonging to the interior of that set.

    Rand

    грани́цаgraníca, крайkraj

    межаmeža

  6. (Philippines)Commission paid by a bus or jeepney driver to a public transportation operator for taking passengers, or the excess collected fares taken as daily wage.

More definitions
  • the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something
  • a line determining the limits of an area
  • the greatest possible degree of something

Examples

135 sentences
  1. There is a fence marking the boundary between our yard and the neighbor's.

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  2. Nature knows no boundaries.

    Природа не знає кордонів.

    ruПрирода не знает границ.

    deDie Natur kennt keine Grenzen.

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  3. As we evolve, our boundaries may shift.

    Як ми розвиваємося, наші особисті кордони можуть змінюватися.

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  4. It's perfectly acceptable to have boundaries.

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  5. They push boundaries in their field.

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
dividing line or location between two areas:
(topology) the set of points in the closure, not belonging to the interior:
Русский
By meaning 3
dividing line or location between two areas:
bounds, confines, or limits between immaterial things:
(topology) the set of points in the closure, not belonging to the interior:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
dividing line or location between two areas:
bounds, confines, or limits between immaterial things:
(topology) the set of points in the closure, not belonging to the interior:
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