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borders on

borders on is the third-person singular simple present indicative of border on.

Meaning of border on

Verb

border on (third-person singular simple present borders on, present participle bordering on, simple past and past participle bordered on)

  1. (transitive) To share a border with.
    • The town borders on the forest, so there are often deer on the road.
  2. (figuratively, transitive) To be almost like some other thing; to verge on.
    • His behaviour borders on insanity.

Questions about borders on

What is borders on the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Borders on is the third-person singular simple present indicative of border on.

Words near borders on in the dictionary

  1. borderplex
  2. borderplexes
  3. borderpost
  4. borderposts
  5. borders
  6. borders on
  7. borderspace
  8. borderspaces
  9. borderstone
  10. borderstones
  11. Bordertown

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