border

US /ˈbɔrdɚ/

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UK /'bɔ:də(r)/

A2TOEIC

v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)To be right next to another country or state

The river forms a border between these two countries

n.NounOuter part or edge of something

The border of the paper had a drawing of red and yellow flowers

v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)To form the edge of something

The big trees that border our yard have a lot of birds in them

v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)To form the edge of (road, etc.)

These trees border the road all the way to the next city

n.NounLine separating one country, state from another

The country's border is naturally marked by the mountain range

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02:40

And soon you've got black helicopters coming 'cross the border
And soon you've got black helicopters coming 'cross the border

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11:45

This president is caging kids on the border,
This president is caging kids on the border,

12:20

how would they deal with the crisis at the border,
how would they deal with the crisis at the border,

06:16

And across the border in Syria, buildings in these areas were already weakened by the prolonged civil war.
And across the border in Syria, buildings in these areas were already weakened by the prolonged civil war.

05:28

A series of powerful successive earthquakes struck the Turkish-Syrian border on February 6th.
A series of powerful successive earthquakes struck the Turkish-Syrian border on February 6th.
struck the Turkish-Syrian border on February 6th.
struck the Turkish-Syrian border on February 6th.

05:25

But U.S. customs, for example (to use one example of a border patrol group), only has so many people, and they can only inspect about five percent (that's estimated about five percent) of what comes into the border.
But U.S. customs, for example (to use one example of a border patrol group), only has so many people, and they can only inspect about five percent (that's estimated about five percent) of what comes into the border.
TO USE ONE EXAMPLE OF A BORDER
TO USE ONE EXAMPLE OF A BORDER

14:28

Businessmen might be granted special favours across the border...
Businessmen might be granted special favours across the border...

10:59

and the border is the horizon of your knowledge
and the border is the horizon of your knowledge
This border is what determines our uncertainty or doubt.
This border is what determines our uncertainty or doubt.

09:52

is smuggled across the border into China,
is smuggled across the border into China,