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grenzen

/ˈɡʁɛntsən/ verb C1
  1. to border (intransitive) · Deutschland grenzt im Westen an Frankreich. German borders France to the west.
  2. to come close to, to almost be (to be very similar) (figuratively, intransitive) · Was geschehen ist grenzt an ein Wunder. What has happened is almost a miracle.
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Verb forms

Infinitive
grenzen
Present (er)
grenzt
Präteritum (er)
grenzte
Perfekt (er)
hat gegrenzt
Infinitive with zu
zu grenzen

From the library

Trotzdem stoßen die Helfer manchmal an Grenzen.
Das Reparaturcafé, p. 1 · B2
Die vorderen Glieder, die Bestimmungswörter, grenzen die Bedeutung Schritt für Schritt ein.
Warum deutsche Wörter so lang sind, p. 1 · C1

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