Collocations for "bordering"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "bordering" in context.
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border
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- the [Canadian, Mexican] border
- [an international, a state] border
- [closed, open] borders
- on the [northern, southern] border
- [caught, discovered] trying to cross the border
- [caught] crossing the border
- crossed the border [into, to] [Canada]
- have never crossed the border before
- tried to [flee, fly, drive] across the border
- [protect, enforce] their borders
- (have) closed their borders to [refugees, migrants]
- [operate, introduce, have] an open-border policy
- is [near, next to, across, on the other side of] the border
- the border between [US] and [Mexico]
- from border to border
- a [camp, town, village] on the border
- [inside, outside] our borders
- (just) [south, north] of the border
- a [black, red, bold, dashed] border
- [stitch, sew, place] a border [on, around]
- put a border around the [resume, poster]
- [expanded, filled, stretched] to the border
- (at) the (outer) borders of [Europe]
- on the borders of [physics, science]
- border [protection, security]
- border crossing [enforcement, patrol]
- customs and border crossing
- in a border region
- my dog is a [Border Terrier, Collie]
- [herbaceous, perennial, evergreen] border plants
- the two [countries, nations, territories] border each other
- [the US] borders [Mexico]
- [area, country] that borders with [another]
- [trees, the forest, a bike lane] bordered the road
- bordering [a fail, tragedy]
- [bad, poor] bordering on [terrible, criminal]
- bordering on (the) [ridiculous, terrible]
- bordering on the brink of [destruction, disaster, insanity]
- bordered (it) with [lace, embroidery]
'bordering' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):