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bordering

UK
/ˈbɔː.dər.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈbɔːr.dɚ.ɪŋ/

Translations

borderinggerund / present participle
UK
/ˈbɔː.dər.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈbɔr.dɚ.ɪŋ/
Used as a participial adjective meaning "situated on a boundary" or "verging on".
The bordering towns were affected by the new policy changes.
Les villes bordant la zone ont été touchées par les nouveaux changements de politique.
Additional translations
frisantSens figuré : « bordering on ».
Synonyms
adjacent
conterminous
contiguous
neighboring
abutting
borderingnoun
borderings
pl
UK
/ˈbɔː.dər.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈbɔr.dɚ.ɪŋ/
Gerund form of the verb "border" functioning as an uncountable noun for the act or process of adding a border.
bordureArts graphiques, décoration.
Professional framing often includes bordering to enhance the artwork.
La mise en bordure fait souvent partie de l'encadrement professionnel pour mettre l'œuvre en valeur.
Synonyms
verge
abutment
adjacency
frontier
fringe
periphery
perimeter
margin
edge
boundary
border
borderverb

bordering

Gerund

bordered
Past Simple
bordered
Past Participle
bordering
Gerund
UK
/ˈbɔː.də/
US
/ˈbɔːr.dɚ/
borderVerbe courant pour indiquer qu’une zone est contiguë à une autre ou la borde.
Canada borders the United States to the north.
Le Canada borde les États-Unis au nord.
borderPour entourer ou garnir quelque chose d’une bordure décorative.
She bordered the quilt with satin ribbon.
Elle a bordé le quilt d’un ruban de satin.
Additional translations
friserS’emploie surtout dans l’expression border on pour marquer une proximité excessive avec une qualité ou un état.
Synonyms
fringe
enclose
touch
neighbor
abut
edge
adjoin

Definitions

borderinggerund / present participle
Being on the edge or boundary of something.
The bordering towns were affected by the new policy changes.
Almost or nearly something; verging on.
His behavior was bordering on rude during the meeting.
borderingnoun
The act or process of creating or adding a border to something.
Professional framing often includes bordering to enhance the artwork.
borderverb
To form an edge along or beside something.
The garden borders the pathway with colorful flowers.
To be adjacent to or share a boundary with another area or country.
Canada borders the United States to the north.
To be very close to a particular quality, state, or condition.
His behavior borders on rudeness.
To put a border around something as decoration or to delineate it.
She bordered the quilt with satin ribbon.
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