What does border on mean?

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. border on, approachverb

    come near or verge on, resemble, come nearer in quality, or character

    "This borders on discrimination!"; "His playing approaches that of Horowitz"

Wiktionary

  1. border onverb

    To be almost like some other thing.

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  1. border on

    "Border on" is a phrase that is typically used to imply that something is very close to, or on the verge of, a particular situation, condition, or quality. It means to be nearly in the state or circumstance and often relates to something potentially negative or extreme. It can also refer to touching or adjoining something physically.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of border on in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of border on in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of border on in a Sentence

  1. Ian Haney López:

    He understands that his base sees whites as victimized, and( they) believe one of the primary ways that they are victimized is by being falsely accused of being racist, president Trump says things that border on being racist, and almost dares pundits to label them racist. And then President Trump goes to President Trump base and says,' They're accusing you of being a racist.'.

  2. Kyle Theim:

    The warm, smothering embrace of a high-amplitude ridge will continue into the long term period, temperatures starting on Monday will run between 10-15 degrees above normal, and border on record maximum temperatures, both for daily highs and lows.

  3. Blacksburg Police Chief Anthony Wilson:

    Blacksburg Police were able to determine an approximate area where she might be found, virginia State Police were dispatched to the general area Saturday afternoon and she was located just inside the North Carolina border on Route 89 in Surry County.

  4. Donald Trump:

    BIG United States Supreme Court WIN for the Border on Asylum !

  5. Anthony Wilson:

    We were able to determine an approximate area where she might be found, virginia State Police were dispatched to the general area Saturday afternoon and she was located just inside the North Carolina border on Route 89 in Surry County.


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  • [[an]] ([[etwas]]) [[grenzen]]German
  • lähestyä, hipoaFinnish
  • grenzen aanDutch
  • [[граничить]] [[с]], [[находиться]] [[на грани]]Russian
  • 被界定在Chinese

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