2border verb
borders; bordered; border·ing [+ obj] 1 : to be next to (a country, state, or area) : to share a border with (a country, state, or area)
▪ Slovenia borders Poland. ▪ Their property borders the park. 2 : to form a border of (something) : to define the edge of (something)
▪ Tall trees border the avenue. ▪ Two rivers border the city. — usually used as (be) bordered ▪ The neighborhood is bordered by Main Street on the north and the river on the south. ▪ streets bordered by oak trees 3 : to put a border on (something) — usually used as (be) bordered ▪ The scarf is bordered with gold stitching.
▪ Slovenia borders Poland. ▪ Their property borders the park.
▪ Tall trees border the avenue. ▪ Two rivers border the city. — usually used as (be) bordered ▪ The neighborhood is bordered by Main Street on the north and the river on the south. ▪ streets bordered by oak trees
border on [phrasal verb]
border on (something) 1 : to have a border on (something) : to lie on a boundary of (something)
▪ The area my ancestors come from borders on the Atacama Desert. 2 : to be very like (something) : to come very close to being (something)
▪ The play's dialog borders on [=verges on] the ridiculous. ▪ an enthusiasm bordering on fanaticism
▪ The area my ancestors come from borders on the Atacama Desert.
▪ The play's dialog borders on [=verges on] the ridiculous. ▪ an enthusiasm bordering on fanaticism
