verge

verge ¹

 (vûrj)

n.

1.

a. An edge or margin; a border. See Synonyms at border.

b. Architecture The edge of the tiling that projects over a roof gable.

c. Chiefly British A grassy border, as along a road.

2. The point beyond which an action, state, or condition is likely to begin or occur; the brink: on the verge of tears; a nation on the verge of economic prosperity.

3. A rod, wand, or staff carried as an emblem of authority or office.

4. The spindle of a balance wheel in a clock or watch, especially such a spindle in a clock with vertical escapement.

5. The male organ of copulation in certain mollusks.

intr.v. verged, verg·ing, verg·es

1. To approach the nature or condition of something specified; come close. Used with on: a brilliance verging on genius.

2. To be on the edge or border: Her land verges on the neighboring township.

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[Middle English, from Old French, rod, ring, from Latin virga, rod, strip.]

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verge ²

 (vûrj)

intr.v. verged, verg·ing, verg·es

1. To slope or incline.

2. To tend to move in a particular direction: "the Neoclassicism ... away from which they subsequently verged" (Hugh Honour).

3. To pass or merge gradually: dusk verging into night.

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[Latin vergere; see wer- in Indo-European roots.]

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verge

(vɜːdʒ)

n

1. an edge or rim; margin

2. a limit beyond which something occurs; brink: on the verge of ecstasy.

3. Brit a grass border along a road

4. an enclosing line, belt, or strip

5. (Architecture) architect the edge of the roof tiles projecting over a gable

6. (Architecture) architect the shaft of a classical column

7. an enclosed space

8. (Horology) horology the spindle of a balance wheel in a vertical escapement, found only in very early clocks

9. (Law) English legal history

a. the area encompassing the royal court that is subject to the jurisdiction of the Lord High Steward

b. a rod or wand carried as a symbol of office or emblem of authority, as in the Church. Also (obsolete): virge

c. a rod held by a person swearing fealty to his lord on becoming a tenant, esp of copyhold land

vb

10. (foll by: on) to be near (to): to verge on chaos.

11. (when: intr, sometimes foll by on) to serve as the edge of (something): this narrow strip verges the road.

[C15: from Old French, from Latin virga rod]

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verge

(vɜːdʒ)

vb

(intr; foll by to or towards) to move or incline in a certain direction

[C17: from Latin vergere]

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verge¹

(vɜrdʒ)

n., v. verged, verg•ing. n.

1. the limit beyond which something begins or occurs; brink: on the verge of a nervous breakdown.

2. the edge or margin of something: the verge of a desert.

3. a limiting belt, strip, or border of something.

4. a strip of turf bordering a walk or roadway.

5. the part of a sloping roof that projects beyond the gable wall.

6. a staff, esp. one carried as an emblem of authority or symbol of office of a bishop, dean, etc.

7. a palletlike lever formerly used in inexpensive pendulum clocks.

8. a wand held in the hand of a feudal tenant while swearing fealty to a lord.

v.i.

9. to be on the verge or margin; border: Our property verges on theirs.

10. to come close to or approach some state, quality, etc.: a scientific mind verging on genius.

[1350–1400; shaft, column, rod (hence jurisdiction symbolized by a steward's rod), Middle English: penis < Middle French: rod < Latin virga]

verge²

(vɜrdʒ)

v.i. verged, verg•ing.

1. to incline; tend (usu. fol. by to or toward): The economy verges toward inflation.

2. to slope or sink.

[1600–10; < Latin vergere to turn, bend, be inclined]

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verge

Past participle: verged
Gerund: verging

Imperative

verge

verge

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	verge - a region marking a boundary     brink, threshold bound, boundary, edge - a line determining the limits of an area
	2.	verge - the limit beyond which something happens or changes; "on the verge of tears"; "on the brink of bankruptcy" brink limit, bound, boundary - the greatest possible degree of something; "what he did was beyond the bounds of acceptable behavior"; "to the limit of his ability"
	3.	verge - a ceremonial or emblematic staff   scepter, sceptre, wand staff - a rod carried as a symbol bauble - a mock scepter carried by a court jester
	4.	verge - a grass border along a road border - a strip forming the outer edge of something; "the rug had a wide blue border" Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
Verb	1.	verge - border on; come close to; "His behavior verges on the criminal" border, bound - form the boundary of; be contiguous to

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verge

noun

1. brink, point, edge, threshold Carole was on the verge of tears.

2. border, edge, margin, limit, extreme, lip, boundary, threshold, roadside, brim The car pulled over on to the verge off the road.

verge on something come near to, approach, border on, resemble, incline to, be similar to, touch on, be more or less, be tantamount to, tend towards, be not far from, incline towards a fury that verges on madness

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verge

noun

1. A fairly narrow line or space forming a boundary:

border, borderline, brim, brink, edge, edging, fringe, margin, periphery, rim.

Chiefly Military: perimeter.

2. A transitional interval beyond which some new action or different state of affairs is likely to begin or occur:

borderline, brink, edge, point, threshold.

verb

1. To be contiguous or next to:

abut, adjoin, border, bound, butt, join, meet, neighbor, touch.

2. To put or form a border on:

border, bound, edge, fringe, margin, rim, skirt.

phrasal verb
verge on

To come near, as in quality or amount:

approach, approximate, border on (or upon), challenge, rival.

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Translations

حافَّهيُتاخِم، يكون على الحافَّه

okrajpokrajbýt na pokraji

=-kantkant

Randsich neigen

μεταίχμιο

bordemargen

parrasrajareuna

accotementbermebordfrôler

jaîra viîkantur; vegarbrún

bordoorlorasentaresul punto disull'orlo

būti ant ribos

apmalebūt uz robežasrobežoties ar

være på randen av

жезлкрайпосох

byť na pokraji

kenarsınırda olmakyaklaşmak

濒于边缘

verge

[vɜːdʒ] N

1. [of road] → borde m; [of motorway] → arcén m

2. (fig) → borde m, margen m
to be on the verge of disaster/a nervous breakdown → estar al borde de la catástrofe/de una crisis nerviosa
we are on the verge of war → estamos al borde de la guerra
to be on the verge of a great discovery → estar en la antesala de un gran descubrimiento
she was on the verge of tears → estaba a punto de llorar
to be on the verge of doing sth → estar a punto or al borde de hacer algo

verge on verge upon VI + PREP → rayar en; [colour] → tirar a
a state verging on madness → un estado que raya en la locura

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verge

[ˈvɜː^rdʒ]

n

(mainly British) [road] → accotement m
"soft verges" → "accotements non stabilisés"

(= brink) to be on the verge of doing sth → être sur le point de faire qch
to be on the verge of sth → être au bord de qch
on the verge of tears → au bord des larmes
on the verge of collapse → au bord de l'effondrement
on the verge of death → à l'article de la mort
on the verge of bankruptcy → au bord de la banqueroute

verge on

vt fus → tendre vers

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verge

n

(Brit lit) → Rand m; “keep off the verge” → „Bankette or Seitenstreifen nicht befahrbar“

(fig) to be on the verge of ruin/war → am Rande des Ruins/eines Krieges stehen; to be on the verge of a nervous breakdown → am Rande eines Nervenzusammenbruchs sein; to be on the verge of a discovery → kurz vor einer Entdeckung stehen; to be on the verge of tears → den Tränen nahe sein; to be on the verge of doing something → im Begriff sein, etw zu tun; I was on the verge of giving away the secret (accidentally) → ich hätte das Geheimnis um ein Haar ausgeplaudert

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verge

[vɜːdʒ] n (of road) → bordo, margine m (fig) → orlo
"soft verges" (Brit) → "banchina cedevole"
to be on the verge of (disaster) → essere sull'orlo di (a discovery) → essere alle soglie di
she was on the verge of tears → stava quasi per piangere
to be on the verge of doing sth → essere sul punto di fare qc

verge on vi + prep → rasentare

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verge

(vəːdʒ) noun

the (grass) edging of a garden bed, a road etc. It's illegal to drive on the grass verge. rand حافَّه ивица трева orla okraj der Rand kant; -kant χείλος, άκρο margen, borde; arcén ääris حاشیه؛ کناره piennar bord שוּלַיִים किनारा rub széle (vminek) tepi kantur; vegarbrún orlo 緑 길가, 화단가 kraštas, riba (dārza, ceļa u.tml.) apmale bahu jalan bermkantkrawędź orla margine бордюр; обочина okraj travnati obrobek ivica kant, rand ริม (ถนน, ทางเดิน) kenar 邊緣 бордюр کنارہ bờ, ven 边缘

verb

to be on the border (of). She is verging on insanity. is op die rand van يُتاخِم، يكون على الحافَّه клоня beirar být na pokraji sich neigen være på grænsen til αγγίζω τα όρια, είμαι στα πρόθυρα rayar (millegi) piiri peal olema در مرز چیزی بودن lähetä frôler להיות עַל סַף झुकना biti na rubu határos vmivel mendekati jaðra við avvicinarsi 接する (…의) 가에 있다 būti ant ribos robežoties ar; būt uz robežas hampir-hampir op de rand staan van være på randen av być bliskim, graniczyć z beirar a fi în pragul быть на грани byť na pokraji biti na robu biti na ivici vara på gränsen till กระเดียดไปทาง yaklaşmak, sınırda olmak 瀕於 наближатися قريب ہونا، مائل ہونا nghiêng, xế, tiến sát gần 濒于

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verge

n. anillo anal; margen; límite; borde;

on the ___ of → a punto de.

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