begrenzen — meaning in English

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

1. noun The line separating two countries, states, or regions.
2. noun The outer edge of something, or a decorative strip around that edge.
3. verb To share a boundary with, or lie right next to.

bound — full definition

1. adj Obliged to do something, often by law, duty, or promise.
2. adj Heading toward a particular place.
3. adj Certain or very likely to happen.
4. noun A limit or boundary, often used in the plural.
5. verb To leap or spring, moving forward in jumps.

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