frontier
To live as pioneers on frontier territoryTo live as pioneers on frontier territory.
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» The soldiers proceeded to the frontier with caution.
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2 senses(intransitive)To live as pioneers on frontier territory.
(obsolete, transitive)To place on the frontier.
Examples
12 sentencesThe soldiers proceeded to the frontier with caution.
The soldiers headed for the frontier with caution.
deDie Soldaten steuerten vorsichtig auf die Grenze zu. — wolfgangth
Many families left to make a new life on the frontier.
Where the frontier of science once was is now the centre.
ruТам, где раньше была граница науки, теперь расположено её средоточие. — shanghainese
Many families went west to make a new life on the frontier.
Origin
From Middle English frounter, from Old French fronter (whence Modern French frontière), frFrom Middle English frounter, from Old French fronter (whence Modern French frontière), from front.
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Forms
frontiers, frontiering, frontiered, frontiered| Base form | frontier · to frontier |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | frontiers |
| Present participle | frontiering |
| Past simple | frontiered |
| Past participle | frontiered |
regular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.