verge on
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verge
noun1. A fairly narrow line or space forming a boundary:
Chiefly Military: perimeter.
2. A transitional interval beyond which some new action or different state of affairs is likely to begin or occur:
phrasal verb
verge on
To come near, as in quality or amount:
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Translations
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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