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Meaning of boundary | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Standard
ˈbaʊndɹi

Definitions

  1. The dividing line or location between two areas.
  2. The dividing line or location between two areas
  3. The bounds, confines, or limits between immaterial things (such as one’s comfort zone, privacy, or professional sphere and the realm beyond)
  4. The bounds, confines, or limits between immaterial things (such as one’s comfort zone, privacy, or professional sphere and the realm beyond).
    figuratively, in-plural, often
  5. An edge or line marking an edge of the playing field
  6. An edge or line marking an edge of the playing field.
  7. An event whereby the ball is struck and either touches or passes over a boundary (with or without bouncing), usually resulting in an award of 4 (four) or 6 (six) runs respectively for the batting team
  8. An event whereby the ball is struck and either touches or passes over a boundary (with or without bouncing), usually resulting in an award of 4 (four) or 6 (six) runs respectively for the batting team.
  9. The set of points in the closure of a set S {\displaystyle S} , not belonging to the interior of that set
  10. (of a set) The set of points in the closure of a set S, not belonging to the interior of that set.
  11. Commission paid by a bus or jeepney driver to a public transportation operator for taking passengers, or the excess collected fares taken as daily wage.
    Philippines

Equivalents

العربية الحدّ حد
Беларуская граніца мяжа
Български граница
বাংলা সীমানা
Català frontera terme
Čeština hranice
Cymraeg ffin
Deutsch Grenze Grenzen Rand
Ελληνικά όριο σύνορο
Eesti piir
فارسی مرز
עברית גבול שָׂפָה
हिन्दी सीमा
Հայերեն սահման
Íslenska jaðar
Italiano confine limite
日本語 境界
ქართული მიჯნა
Kurdî finês riba terme
Lietuvių riba
Te Reo Māori aukati tepe
Монгол зааг хил
Bahasa Melayu sempadan
Nederlands grens rand
Polski brzeg granica
Português fronteira
Română frontiera graniță limita margine
Slovenčina hranica
Svenska gräns
Kiswahili mpaka
தமிழ் எல்லை
Tagalog hangganan
Українська границя кордон межа

Examples

“So this was my future home, I thought![…]Backed by towering hills, the but faintly discernible purple line of the French boundary off to the southwest, a sky of palest Gobelin flecked with fat, fleecy little clouds, it in truth looked a dear little city; the city of one's dreams.”
“City or national boundaries are locations of economic opportunity, especially if the existence of the border is itself the source of a monopoly situation that favors one side over the other (Krakover, 1997).”
“I didn’t mean to push the boundaries by sending my boss a message on Saturday night.”
“Travis hit a boundary to seal the match on the last ball of the over.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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