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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verge¹

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. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) Architect the edge of the roof tiles projecting over a gable

6. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) Architect the shaft of a classical column

7. an enclosed space

8. (Miscellaneous Technologies / 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

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

vb

1. (intr; foll by on) to be near (to) to verge on chaos

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

[from Old French, from Latin virga rod]

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verge²

vb

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

[from 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 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

Translations

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 [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

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 piennar bord שוּלַיִים किनारा rub széle (vminek) tepi kantur; vegarbrún orlo 緑 길가, 화단가 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, είμαι στα πρόθυρα rayar (en) (millegi) piiri peal olema در مرز چیزی بودن lähennellä 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 อยู่ติดกับ yaklaşmak, sınırda olmak 瀕於 наближатися قريب ہونا، مائل ہونا nghiêng, xế, tiến sát gần 濒于