border on

• Фразовый глагол, используемый для указания на то, что что-то очень близко к определённому состоянию или качеству или почти становится им, часто негативному.

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

uncountable · intransitive · phrasal, inseparable

1. formal

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

   Граничить с

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

   Synonymsapproachapproximate

2. Adjoin geographicallyformal

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

   Граничить

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

   Synonymsabutadjoinneighbortouch

Base verbborder