Advertisement
Advertisement
verge
1[ vurj ]
noun
- the edge, rim, or margin of something:
the verge of a desert; to operate on the verge of fraud.
Synonyms: , ,
- the limit or point beyond which something begins or occurs; brink:
on the verge of a nervous breakdown.
- a limiting belt, strip, or border of something.
- British. a narrow strip of turf bordering on a pathway, sidewalk, roadway, etc.
- a decorative border, as on or around an object, structural part, etc.
- limited room or scope for something:
an action within the verge of one's abilities.
- an area or district subject to a particular jurisdiction.
- History/Historical. an area or district in England embracing the royal palace, being the jurisdiction of the Marshalsea Court.
- the part of a sloping roof that projects beyond the gable wall.
- Architecture. the shaft of a column or colonette.
- a rod, wand, or staff, especially one carried as an emblem of authority or of the office of a bishop, dean, or the like.
- Horology. a palletlike lever formerly used in inexpensive pendulum clocks.
- Obsolete. a stick or wand held in the hand of a person swearing fealty to a feudal lord on being admitted as a tenant.
verb (used without object)
- to be on the edge or margin; border:
Our property verges on theirs.
- to come close to or be in transition to some state, quality, etc. (usually followed by on ):
a statesman who verged on greatness; a situation that verged on disaster.
verb (used with object)
- to serve as the verge or boundary of:
a high hedge verging the yard.
verge
1/ ±¹ÉœË»åÏô /
noun
- an edge or rim; margin
- a limit beyond which something occurs; brink
on the verge of ecstasy
- a grass border along a road
- an enclosing line, belt, or strip
- architect the edge of the roof tiles projecting over a gable
- architect the shaft of a classical column
- an enclosed space
- horology the spindle of a balance wheel in a vertical escapement, found only in very early clocks
- English legal history
- the area encompassing the royal court that is subject to the jurisdiction of the Lord High Steward
- a rod or wand carried as a symbol of office or emblem of authority, as in the Church
- a rod held by a person swearing fealty to his lord on becoming a tenant, esp of copyhold land
verb
- intrfoll byon to be near (to)
to verge on chaos
- whenintr, sometimes foll by on to serve as the edge of (something)
this narrow strip verges the road
verge
2/ ±¹ÉœË»åÏô /
verb
- intr; foll by to or towards to move or incline in a certain direction
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of verge1
Origin of verge2
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of verge1
Origin of verge2
Idioms and Phrases
In addition to the idiom beginning with verge , also see on the verge of .Example Sentences
He also claimed he was on the verge of closing a commercial deal with Disney.
Rider is actually allergic to horses, but is on the verge of becoming British champion jockey and steps in for injured Jack Kennedy.
Rennie was on the verge of starting a new role as Sheffield Hallam University chancellor when he was admitted to Northern General Hospital in October.
If the results of those special elections go as expected, Democrats would be on the verge of control.
But instead of drawing praise, the city-county homeless agency is under fire from multiple directions — and on the verge of being pulled apart.
Advertisement
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse