verge

verge ¹  (vûrj)

n.

1. The extreme edge or margin; a border. See Synonyms at border.

2.

a. An enclosing boundary.

b. The space enclosed by such a boundary.

3. 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.

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

5. Chiefly British The shoulder of a road.

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

7. Obsolete The rod held by a feudal tenant while swearing fealty to a lord.

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

9. The male organ of copulation in certain invertebrates.

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-² in Indo-European roots.]

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verge ¹

Noun

1. a grass border along a road

2. on the verge of having almost reached (a point or condition)

3. an edge or rim

Verb

[verging, verged]

verge on to be near to: she was verging on hysteria [Latin virga rod]

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verge ²

Verb

[verging, verged] to move in a specified direction: verging towards the Irish Sea [Latin vergere]

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

2. Brit. border, edge, margin, limit, extreme, lip, boundary, threshold, roadside, brim

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

Translations

verge [vəːdʒ] n (BRIT) → borde m;

to be on the verge of doing sth → estar a punto de hacer algo

verge on vt fus → rayar en

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verge [vəːdʒ] n → bord m;

"soft verges" (Brit) → "accotements non stabilisés";

on the verge of doing → sur le point de faire

verge on vt fus → approcher de

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verge [vəːdʒ] (Brit) n (of road) → Rand m, Bankett nt;

"soft verges" (Brit) (Aut) → "Seitenstreifen nicht befahrbar";

to be on the verge of doing sth → im Begriff sein, etw zu tun

verge on verge vt fus → grenzen an +acc

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verge [vəːdʒ] n → bordo, orlo;

"soft verges" (BRIT) → "banchina cedevole";

on the verge of doing → sul punto di fare

verge on vt fus → rasentare

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verge

n verge [vəːdʒ]

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

v

to be on the border (of) She is verging on insanity. is op die rand van يُتاخِم، يكون على الحافَّه клоня být na pokraji være på grænsen til sich neigen αγγίζω τα όρια, στα πρόθυρα είμαι rayar (en) (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 직전에 있다, 가장자리에 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 อยู่ติดกับ yaklaşmak, sınırda olmak 瀕於 наближатися قريب ہونا، مائل ہونا nghiêng, xế, tiến sát gần 濒于