- boundary
- noun1 line that marks the limits of a placeADJECTIVE▪ common▪ northern, southern, etc.▪ national, state▪ territorial▪ district, parish (esp. BrE)▪ geographic (esp. AmE), geographicalVERB + BOUNDARY▪ have▪ form, mark▪
The river forms the boundary.
▪ share▪ draw, establish, fix, set▪The boundary was fixed just south of the farm.
▪ redrawBOUNDARY + NOUN▪ fence, hedge (esp. BrE), line, wall▪ dispute▪a boundary dispute between Brazil and Paraguay
PREPOSITION▪ across the boundary, over the boundary▪They drove across the boundary.
▪ along the boundary▪We continued along the southern boundary of the county.
▪ at the boundary, on the boundary▪We had to stop at the boundary.
▪on the boundary of the two countries
▪ beyond the boundary▪She had never strayed beyond the city boundaries.
▪ within the boundarys▪within the boundaries of the old city walls
▪ boundary between▪the boundary between Sussex and Surrey
▪ boundary with▪The state has a boundary with Ontario.
2 limitADJECTIVE▪ traditionalVERB + BOUNDARY▪ cross▪This job crosses the traditional boundary between social work and health care.
▪ extend, push, push back▪research which extends the boundaries of human knowledge
▪ overstep▪ establish▪ define▪ blur▪The Internet has blurred the boundary between news and entertainment.
PREPOSITION▪ across boundarys▪His policies appeal across party political boundaries.
▪ beyond the boundarys▪This goes beyond the boundaries of what is accepted.
▪ on the boundary▪on the boundary of physics and chemistry
▪ within the boundarys▪the importance of keeping within the boundaries of the law
▪ boundary between▪the boundary between sanity and insanity
PHRASES▪ the boundaries of taste▪In her performance she had clearly overstepped the boundaries of good taste.
▪ sb/sth knows no boundaries▪His passion for the arts knows no boundaries.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
