BORDER ON STH


Meaning of BORDER ON STH in English

1.

to come very close to being sth, especially a strong or unpleasant emotion or quality :

She felt an anxiety bordering on hysteria.

2.

to be next to sth :

areas bordering on the Black Sea

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.