border on something Definition

border
noun

1. A band or margin along the edge of something.

Thesaurus: edge, fringe, trimming, rim, hem, end, skirt.
2. The boundary of a country or political region, etc.

Thesaurus: boundary, frontier, outpost, perimeter, periphery, borderline, limit.
3. The land on either side of a country's border. See also Borders.
(Brit)
4. The boundary between England and Scotland.

Form: the Border
5. A narrow strip of ground planted with flowers, surrounding an area of grass.
6. Any decorated or ornamental edge or trimming.

adj

1. Belonging or referring to the border, or on the border.

verb bordered, bordering

1. To be a border to, adjacent to, or on the border of something.

Example: An industrial estate borders the town
2. To provide something with a border.

Derivative: bordered
adj

Etymology: 14c as bordure: French, from the same root as board.

Phrasal Verb: border on something

To be nearly the same as a specified quality or condition, or verge on it.
Example: actions bordering on stupidity
To come near or be adjacent to it.