border on

• فعل مركب يُستعمل للإشارة إلى أن شيئًا ما يقترب جدًا من حالة أو صفة معينة أو يكاد يصبحها، وغالبًا ما تكون هذه الحالة سلبية.

A phrasal verb used to indicate that something is very close to or almost becomes a particular state or quality, often a negative one.

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1. formal

   To be very close to a particular state or quality, often an extreme one.

   يقارب

   • His behavior borders on rudeness.
   • The situation borders on a crisis.
   • Her speech bordered on the absurd.

   المرادفاتapproachapproximate

2. Adjoin geographicallyformal

   To share a border with another country, region, or area.

   يحد

   • Canada borders on the United States.
   • The park borders on a large forest.
   • Their property borders on the river.

   المرادفاتabutadjoinneighbortouch

الفعل الأساسيborder