border on

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

border on - come near or verge on, resemble, come nearer in quality, or character; "This borders on discrimination!"; "His playing approaches that of Horowitz" approach approximate, come close - be close or similar; "Her results approximate my own" converge - approach a limit as the number of terms increases without limit

border

noun

1. A fairly narrow line or space forming a boundary:

borderline, brim, brink, edge, edging, fringe, margin, periphery, rim, verge.

Chiefly Military: perimeter.

2. The line or area separating geopolitical units:

borderland, boundary, frontier, march, marchland.

verb

1. To put or form a border on:

bound, edge, fringe, margin, rim, skirt, verge.

2. To be contiguous or next to:

abut, adjoin, bound, butt, join, meet, neighbor, touch, verge.

phrasal verb
border on or upon

To come near, as in quality or amount:

approach, approximate, challenge, rival, verge on.

Translations

bordearlindar conrayar en

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