I.
noun
1 line that divides two countries
ADJECTIVE
▪ open
▪ closed
▪ porous
▪ common
▪
Brazil has a common ~ with most South American countries.
▪ disputed
▪ northern , southern , etc.
▪ international , national
VERB + BORDER
▪ arrive at , reach , stop at
▪ cross , drive across , drive over , slip across , slip over
▪
They slipped across the ~ at nightfall.
▪ escape across , escape over , flee across , flee over
▪ form , mark
▪
A river forms the ~.
▪ draw , draw up , establish , fix
▪ guard , patrol
▪ open
▪ close , seal
▪ secure
▪ share
▪
Ethiopia shares its longest ~ with Somalia.
BORDER + NOUN
▪ crossing , post
▪ region , town
▪ control , guard , troops
▪ clash , dispute , war
▪ raid
▪ clash , incident , skirmish
PREPOSITION
▪ across a/the ~ , over a/the ~
▪
to smuggle goods across the ~
▪ along a/the ~
▪
There has been fighting along the ~.
▪ at a/the ~ , on a/the ~
▪
We were stopped on the ~.
▪ on the ~ of
▪
a farm on the ~ of Cumbria and Yorkshire
▪ up to the ~
▪
He drove us right up to the Russian ~.
▪ ~ between , ~ of
▪
the ~ between Austria and Switzerland
▪ ~ with
▪
the ~ with Mexico
PHRASES
▪ north of the ~ , south of the ~
▪ on both sides of the ~ , on one side of the ~
▪
There has been fighting on both sides of the ~.
2 decorative band/strip around the edge of sth
ADJECTIVE
▪ wide
▪ narrow
▪ decorative
VERB + BORDER
▪ have
▪
The tablecloth has a narrow lace ~.
▪ draw
PREPOSITION
▪ with a/the ~
▪
a white handkerchief with a blue ~
▪ ~ around , ~ round ( esp. BrE )
▪
She drew a decorative ~ around the picture.
II.
verb
Border is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ country
Border is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ edge