No. 284 in Dutch
grens
"Grens" means "border" or "boundary" in English.
In a sentence
De grens tussen Nederland en Duitsland is goed aangegeven.
The border between the Netherlands and Germany is clearly marked.
Here, 'grens' refers to the physical border or boundary between two regions.
Mijn grenzen zijn bereikt na een lange werkweek.
My boundaries are reached after a long workweek.
In this sentence, 'grenzen' metaphorically refers to personal limits or thresholds.
We moeten de grens van wat mogelijk is opzoeken in onze projecten.
We need to push the boundary of what is possible in our projects.
Here, 'grens' is used more abstractly to indicate the limits of possibilities or innovation.
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