begrenzen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- border noun The line separating two countries, states, or regions.
- bound adj Obliged to do something, often by law, duty, or promise.
- confine verb To keep someone or something within certain limits or a restricted space.
- limit noun The furthest point or greatest amount allowed or possible; a boundary.
- restrain verb To hold back or keep someone or something under control.
- restrict verb To keep something within limits; to hold it back from going further.
- skirt noun A piece of clothing that hangs from the waist, covering the lower body.
Senses
begrenzen is used for these senses in English:
- border (transitive) To put a border on something.
- bound (transitive) To surround a territory or other geographical entity; to form the boundary of.
- confine (transitive) To restrict (someone or something) to a particular scope or area; to keep in or within certain bounds. [from 17th c.]
- limit (transitive) To restrict; to circumscribe; not to allow to go beyond a certain bound, to set boundaries.
- restrain (transitive) To restrict or limit.
- restrict To restrain within boundaries; to limit; to confine
- skirt To move around or along the border of; to avoid the center of.
border — full definition
- noun The line separating two countries, states, or regions.
- noun The outer edge of something, or a decorative strip around that edge.
- verb To share a boundary with, or lie right next to.
bound — full definition
- adj Obliged to do something, often by law, duty, or promise.
- adj Heading toward a particular place.
- adj Certain or very likely to happen.
- noun A limit or boundary, often used in the plural.
- verb To leap or spring, moving forward in jumps.
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