Boundary — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something

a line determining the limits of an area

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæsɪˌeɪsiː/

🇬🇧British English

/kˈeɪbəllˌaɪk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kˈeɪbəllˌaɪk/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈæsɪˌeɪsiː/.

Examples

what he did was beyond the bounds of acceptable behavior
to the limit of his ability

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

edge bound limit bounds

Parts of Speech

noun	the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something
noun	a line determining the limits of an area
noun	the greatest possible degree of something “what he did was beyond the bounds of acceptable behavior”

Word Forms

bound	verb	form the boundary of; be contiguous to
edge	verb	lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
limit	verb	decide upon or fix definitely

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Grenze

die Linie oder Ebene, die die Grenze oder das Ausmaß von etwas angibt

🇫🇷French

limite

la ligne ou le plan indiquant la limite ou l'étendue de quelque chose

🇪🇸Spanish

límite

Línea o plano que indica el límite o extensión de algo.

🇮🇹Italian

confine

la linea o il piano che indica il limite o l'estensione di qualcosa

🇳🇱Dutch

grens

de lijn of het vlak dat de grens of omvang van iets aangeeft

🇵🇹Portuguese

limite

a linha ou plano que indica o limite ou extensão de algo

🇷🇺Russian

граница

линия или плоскость, обозначающая предел или протяженность чего-либо

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सीमा

किसी चीज़ की सीमा या सीमा बताने वाली रेखा या समतल

🇧🇩Bengali

সীমানা

লাইন বা সমতল কিছুর সীমা বা ব্যাপ্তি নির্দেশ করে

🇮🇳Tamil

எல்லை

ஏதாவது வரம்பு அல்லது அளவைக் குறிக்கும் கோடு அல்லது விமானம்

🇮🇳Telugu

సరిహద్దు

ఏదైనా పరిమితి లేదా పరిధిని సూచించే రేఖ లేదా విమానం

🇮🇳Marathi

सीमा

एखाद्या गोष्टीची मर्यादा किंवा मर्यादा दर्शविणारी रेखा किंवा विमान

🇮🇳Gujarati

સીમા

કોઈ વસ્તુની મર્યાદા અથવા હદ દર્શાવતી રેખા અથવા વિમાન

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗಡಿ

ಯಾವುದೋ ಮಿತಿ ಅಥವಾ ವ್ಯಾಪ್ತಿಯನ್ನು ಸೂಚಿಸುವ ರೇಖೆ ಅಥವಾ ಸಮತಲ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അതിർത്തി

എന്തിൻ്റെയെങ്കിലും പരിധി അല്ലെങ്കിൽ വ്യാപ്തി സൂചിപ്പിക്കുന്ന രേഖ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ തലം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੀਮਾ

ਕਿਸੇ ਚੀਜ਼ ਦੀ ਸੀਮਾ ਜਾਂ ਸੀਮਾ ਨੂੰ ਦਰਸਾਉਂਦੀ ਲਾਈਨ ਜਾਂ ਜਹਾਜ਼

🇵🇰Urdu

حد

کسی چیز کی حد یا حد کی نشاندہی کرنے والی لائن یا طیارہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

边界

表示某事物的界限或范围的线或平面

🇯🇵Japanese

境界

何かの限界または範囲を示す線または平面

🇰🇷Korean

경계

어떤 것의 한계나 범위를 나타내는 선이나 면

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ranh giới

đường thẳng hoặc mặt phẳng biểu thị giới hạn hoặc mức độ của một cái gì đó

🇹🇭Thai

ขอบเขต

เส้นหรือระนาบที่ระบุขอบเขตหรือขอบเขตของบางสิ่งบางอย่าง

🇮🇩Indonesian

batas

garis atau bidang yang menunjukkan batas atau luasnya sesuatu

🇵🇭Filipino

hangganan

ang linya o eroplano na nagsasaad ng limitasyon o lawak ng isang bagay

🇲🇾Malay

sempadan

garisan atau satah yang menunjukkan had atau takat sesuatu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الحدود

الخط أو المستوى الذي يشير إلى الحد أو المدى لشيء ما

🇮🇷Persian

مرز

خط یا صفحه ای که حد یا وسعت چیزی را نشان می دهد

🇹🇷Turkish

sınır

bir şeyin sınırını veya kapsamını gösteren çizgi veya düzlem

🇮🇱Hebrew

גְבוּל

הקו או המישור המציינים את הגבול או ההיקף של משהו

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The primary meaning of 'boundary' is 'the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something'.

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Using 'boundary' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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'boundary' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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