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Borderline

noun/kˈɑːɹpɪtbˌæɡz/
Definition
a line that indicates a boundary
of questionable or minimal quality
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/kˈɑːɹpɪtbˌæɡz/
🇬🇧British English
/bˈʊʃbɔɪ/
🇮🇳Indian English
/bˈʊʃbɔɪ/
3 syllables Say it as /kˈɑːɹpɪtbˌæɡz/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
nouna line that indicates a boundary
adjectiveof questionable or minimal quality
“borderline grades”
Word Forms
borderverbform the boundary of; be contiguous to
delimitateverbset, mark, or draw the boundaries of something
delimitverbset, mark, or draw the boundaries of something
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Grenze
eine Linie, die eine Grenze anzeigt
🇫🇷French
limite
une ligne qui indique une limite
🇪🇸Spanish
límite
una línea que indica un límite
🇳🇱Dutch
grens
een lijn die een grens aangeeft
🇵🇹Portuguese
limítrofe
uma linha que indica um limite
🇷🇺Russian
пограничный
линия, обозначающая границу
India
🇮🇳Hindi
सीमा
एक रेखा जो किसी सीमा को इंगित करती है
🇧🇩Bengali
সীমান্তরেখা
একটি রেখা যা একটি সীমানা নির্দেশ করে
🇮🇳Tamil
எல்லைக்கோடு
ஒரு எல்லையைக் குறிக்கும் ஒரு கோடு
🇮🇳Telugu
సరిహద్దురేఖ
సరిహద్దును సూచించే రేఖ
🇮🇳Marathi
सीमारेषा
एक रेषा जी सीमा दर्शवते
🇮🇳Gujarati
સરહદ
એક રેખા જે સીમા સૂચવે છે
🇮🇳Kannada
ಗಡಿರೇಖೆ
ಗಡಿಯನ್ನು ಸೂಚಿಸುವ ಒಂದು ಸಾಲು
🇮🇳Malayalam
അതിർത്തിരേഖ
ഒരു അതിർത്തിയെ സൂചിപ്പിക്കുന്ന ഒരു രേഖ
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਬਾਰਡਰਲਾਈਨ
ਇੱਕ ਲਾਈਨ ਜੋ ਇੱਕ ਸੀਮਾ ਦਰਸਾਉਂਦੀ ਹੈ
🇵🇰Urdu
سرحد لائن
ایک لکیر جو حد کی نشاندہی کرتی ہے۔
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
边缘
表示边界的线
🇯🇵Japanese
境界線
境界を示す線
🇰🇷Korean
경계선
경계를 나타내는 선
🇻🇳Vietnamese
ranh giới
một đường chỉ ra ranh giới
🇹🇭Thai
เส้นเขตแดน
เส้นที่แสดงขอบเขต
🇮🇩Indonesian
perbatasan
garis yang menunjukkan batas
🇵🇭Filipino
hangganan
isang linya na nagsasaad ng hangganan
🇲🇾Malay
sempadan
garis yang menunjukkan sempadan
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
خط الحدود
الخط الذي يشير إلى الحدود
🇮🇷Persian
مرزی
خطی که یک مرز را نشان می دهد
🇹🇷Turkish
sınır çizgisi
sınırı belirten bir çizgi
🇮🇱Hebrew
קַו גְבוּל
קו המציין גבול
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'borderline'?
The primary meaning of 'borderline' is 'a line that indicates a boundary'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'borderline' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'borderline' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'borderline' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'borderline' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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