Grenze — meaning in English

English meaning

• ambit noun The range covered by something, such as an action, an idea or the meaning of a word.
• barrier noun A physical structure that blocks passage or access.
• border noun The line separating two countries, states, or regions.
• bound adj Obliged to do something, often by law, duty, or promise.
• boundary noun A line or edge that marks where one area ends and another begins.
• frontier noun The border area between two countries, or the edge of settled and unsettled land.
• limit noun The furthest point or greatest amount allowed or possible; a boundary.
• tether noun A rope or chain that keeps an animal or object within a limited range while still allowing some movement.

Senses

Grenze is used for these senses in English:

• ambit (archaic) The boundary around a building, town, region, etc.
• barrier A boundary or limit.
• border The line or frontier area separating political or geographical regions.
• bound (often, used in plural) A boundary, the border which one must cross in order to enter or leave a territory.
• boundary the dividing line or location between two areas
• frontier The part of a country which borders or faces another country or unsettled region.
• limit A restriction; a bound beyond which one may not go.
• limit (mathematics) A value to which a sequence converges. Equivalently, the common value of the upper limit and the lower limit of a sequence: if the upper and lower limits are different, then the sequence has no limit (i.e., does not converge).

ambit — full definition

1. noun The range covered by something, such as an action, an idea or the meaning of a word.
2. noun The area over which something has power or influence.
3. noun The outer edge that marks off a building, town or other area.
4. noun The distance around something round, or the curved path it follows.

barrier — full definition

1. noun A physical structure that blocks passage or access.
2. noun Something that prevents progress or makes an action difficult.

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