verge on

Thesaurus

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

rayar en

w>verge on

vi +prep obj (ideas, actions) → grenzen an (+acc); the plot verges on the ridiculous → die Handlung grenzt ans Lächerliche; he’s verging on bankruptcy → er steht kurz vor dem Bankrott; she is verging on fifty → sie geht auf die fünfzig zu; she was verging on madness → sie stand am Rande des Wahnsinns

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