Collocations for boundary - noun
1. line that marks the limits of a place
ADJ.
common | northern, southern, etc. | national, state | district, parish
VERB + BOUNDARY
have | form, mark
The river forms the boundary.
The river forms the boundary.
share | draw, establish, fix, set
The boundary was fixed just south of the farm.
The boundary was fixed just south of the farm.
redraw | cross
We''ve just crossed the boundary into Sussex.
We''ve just crossed the boundary into Sussex.
extend
BOUNDARY + NOUN
fence, hedge, line, wall | dispute
a boundary dispute with their neighbours
a boundary dispute with their neighbours
PREP.
across/over the ~
They drove across the boundary.
They drove across the boundary.
along the ~
We continued along the southern boundary of the county.
We continued along the southern boundary of the county.
at/on the ~
We had to stop at the boundary. | on the boundary of the two countries
We had to stop at the boundary. | on the boundary of the two countries
beyond the ~
She had never strayed beyond the city boundaries.
She had never strayed beyond the city boundaries.
within the ~s
within the boundaries of the old city walls
within the boundaries of the old city walls
~ between
the boundary between Sussex and Surrey
the boundary between Sussex and Surrey
~ with
The state has a boundary with Ontario.
The state has a boundary with Ontario.
2. limit
ADJ.
traditional
VERB + BOUNDARY
cross
This job crosses the traditional boundary between social work and health care.
This job crosses the traditional boundary between social work and health care.
extend, push back
research which extends the boundaries of human knowledge
research which extends the boundaries of human knowledge
overstep
PREP.
across ~s
His policies appeal across party political boundaries.
His policies appeal across party political boundaries.
beyond the ~s
going beyond the boundaries of accepted behaviour
going beyond the boundaries of accepted behaviour
on the ~
on the boundary of physics and chemistry
on the boundary of physics and chemistry
within the ~s
keeping within the boundaries of the law
keeping within the boundaries of the law
~ between
the boundary between sanity and insanity
the boundary between sanity and insanity
PHRASES
the boundaries of taste
In her performance she had clearly overstepped the boundaries of good taste.
In her performance she had clearly overstepped the boundaries of good taste.