beirar

From beira +‎ -ar.

• Hyphenation: bei‧rar

beirar (first-person singular present indicative beiro, past participle beirado)

1. (transitive) to border; to skirt (to be on the edge of something)

   O prédio beira o parque municipal. ― The building borders the city park.

   Synonyms: ladear, margear

2. (transitive) to border on (to be almost like)

   Seus comentários beiram insultos. ― Your comments border on insults.

3. (transitive) to be almost; to be nearly

   O custo do projeto beirava um bilhão de reais. ― The project’s cost was almost a billion reais.

4. first-person singular (eu) personal infinitive of beirar
5. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) personal infinitive of beirar
6. first-person singular (eu) future subjunctive of beirar
7. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) future subjunctive of beirar