verb
grenzen
border
Direkt neben einem anderen Gebiet liegen und eine gemeinsame Linie haben, die beide Gebiete trennt.
The German word "grenzen" is a verb meaning "to border" or "to limit", stemming from the noun "Grenze" (border, boundary, limit). It denotes the act of something directly adjoining or being limited by something else.
- Grenze: border, boundary, limit
Similar words:
- begrenzen (to limit, to restrict)
- eindämmen (to contain, to curb)
- abgrenzen (to demarcate, to delineate)
Differences:
- "Grenzen" focuses on the act of bordering or adjoining.
- "Begrenzen" emphasizes limiting or setting a boundary.
- "Abgrenzen" stresses defining or marking off boundaries explicitly.
- "Eindämmen" relates more to controlling or preventing spread.
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Examples
Die Länder grenzen aneinander.verb
The countries border each other.
Zwei Städte grenzen direkt aneinander.verb
Two cities border each other directly.
Der Garten grenzte früher an einen Wald.verb
The garden used to border on a forest.
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