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English verb: border on | |||
| 1. | border on (stative) come near or verge on, resemble, come nearer in quality, or character | ||
| Samples | This borders on discrimination!. His playing approaches that of Horowitz. | ||
| Synonyms | approach | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | approximate, come close | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | converge | ||
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