border
part of speech
noun (border, borders); verb (border, borders, bordered, bordering)
meaning for a pupil
1) A border is the edge of something, like a strip around a picture or a cloth. tree →
2) A border is the line between two countries, states or places. tree →
3) A border in a garden is a long strip of flowers along an edge. tree →
4) To border is to be next to: «Canada borders the USA». tree →
sense in the lessons
the edge of a shape: its length is the perimeter; in geography, borders between countries on maps; phrases «cross the border», «border around», «bordering on»
examples
- She puts a border around a poster 3 ft by 2 ft. tree →
- How much ribbon for the border? tree →
- The border has 40 tiles. tree →
- A flower border runs along the path. tree →
- We crossed the border into Canada. tree →
- Draw a border around your picture. tree →
- Mexico borders the United States. tree →
- The page has a gold border. tree →
- Ireland has a border with Northern Ireland. tree →
- Passports are checked at the border. tree →
- The elder brother rode straight on till he reached the borders of a strange kingdom. tree →
note
Border around a shape means perimeter (add the sides). Trap: do not multiply length × width; that is the area inside. Tiles at the corners of a square border are easy to count twice.
In the corpora
- A Border collie called Chaser learned the names of over 1,000 toys.
- Some border collies have learned the names of over a thousand toys, but most dogs understand tone of voice more than exact words.
- A political map shows countries, borders and cities, while a physical map shows natural features such as mountains, rivers and heights.
- That is why some borders are ruler-straight lines across deserts.
- When British India became independent in 1947, it was split into India and Pakistan, with a border drawn in a few weeks.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «border» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.