грани́чить — meaning in English

English meaning

• abut verb To share a border with, or be right next to, something else.
• adjoin verb To be next to and touching something else.
• border noun The line separating two countries, states, or regions.
• neighbour noun A person who lives close by, especially next door.

Senses

грани́чить is used for these senses in English:

• abut (intransitive) To touch by means of a mutual border, edge or end; to border on; to lie adjacent (to); to be contiguous (said of an area of land) [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
• adjoin (transitive) To be in contact or connection with.
• neighbour (intransitive, followed by "on"; figurative) To be similar to, to be almost the same as.
• verge on (transitive, idiomatic) To approach or come close to something; to border or be on the edge of something.

adjoin — full definition

1. verb To be next to and touching something else.
2. verb (mathematics) To add a new element to a structure, such as a field or ring, so that it includes that element.

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