border on

English - Turkish

Definition of border on in English Turkish dictionary

çalmak

kaçmak

bitişik olmak

bitişik ol

sınır komşusu olmak

eğiliminde olmak

(Fiili Deyim ) -e çok yaklaşmak , ulaşmak

English - English

Definition of border on in English English dictionary

To be almost like some other thing

His behaviour borders on insanity.

If you talk about a characteristic or situation bordering on something, usually something that you consider bad, you mean that it is almost that thing. The atmosphere borders on the surreal. see also border 2 = verge on

come near or verge on, resemble, come nearer in quality, or character; "This borders on discrimination!"; "His playing approaches that of Horowitz

lie on the boundary of

Hyphenation

bor·der on

Turkish pronunciation

bôrdır ôn

Synonyms

abut, adjoin, approach, be like, be similar to, come near, compare, connect, contact, echo, impinge, join, lie near, lie next to, march

Antonyms

not touch

Pronunciation

/ˈbôrdər ˈôn/ /ˈbɔːrdɜr ˈɔːn/

Etymology

[ 'bor-d&r ] (noun.) 14th century. Middle English bordure, from Middle French, from Old French, from border to border, from bort border, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English bord.