border
/ˈbɔɹ.dɚ/ verb C2- To put a border on something.
- To form a border around; to bound.
- To lie on, or adjacent to, a border of. · Denmark borders Germany to the south.
- To touch at a border (with on, upon, or with). · Connecticut borders on Massachusetts.
- To approach; to come near to; to verge (with on or upon).
He/she/it borders · Past bordered · Past participle bordered · -ing form bordering
Verb forms
- Base form
- border
- He/she/it
- borders
- Past
- bordered
- Past participle
- bordered
- -ing form
- bordering
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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Among the groups which flocked towards the family vault, Château-Renaud recognized Morrel, who had come alone in a cabriolet, and walked silently along the path bordered with yew-trees.
If I remember rightly, it had another entrance, and the courtyard was paved and empty; while today we have a splendid lawn, bordered by trees which appear to be a hundred years old.”
On the other side of the water they could see the road of yellow brick running through a beautiful country, with green meadows dotted with bright flowers and all the road bordered with trees hanging full of delicious fruits.
The village of Birlstone is a small and very ancient cluster of half-timbered cottages on the northern border of the county of Sussex.
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