border

bor|der¹ W2S3 [ˈbo:də US ˈbo:rdər] n

[Date: 1300-1400; : Old French; Origin: bordure, from border 'to border', from bort 'border']

1.) the official line that separates two countries, states, or areas, or the area close to this line

▪ the German-Polish border

border between

▪ The river lies on the border between the US and Mexico.

border with

▪ regular patrols along the border with France

▪ a market town on the border of England and Wales

▪ He fled across the border to freedom.

▪ To cross the border , you will need a valid passport.

▪ The two governments have settled their differences over their common border .

▪ the border town of El Paso, Texas

▪ The coach took us south of the border to Tia Juana.

2.) a band along or around the edge of something such as a picture or piece of material

▪ writing paper with a black border

3.) an area of soil where you plant flowers or bushes, along the edge of an area of grass

▪ a flower and shrub border

4.) something that separates one situation, state etc from another

▪ new scientific discoveries that are stretching the borders of knowledge

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COLLOCATES for sense 1

on the border

across/over the border

cross the border

a common/shared border

border town

border region/area

border controls

border guard

border crossing

border dispute (=a disagreement about where the border should be)

north/south/east/west of the border

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border ²

border² v [T]

1.) if one country, state, or area borders another, it is next to it and shares a border with it

▪ countries that border the Mediterranean

border on

▪ The area borders on the Yorkshire Dales.

2.) to form a border along the edge of something

▪ a path bordered by a high brick wall

border on [border on sth] phr v

to be very close to being something extreme

▪ His confidence bordered on arrogance.