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From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English verge1 /vɜːdʒ $ vɜːrdʒ/ noun [ countable] 1 → be on the verge of something 2 British English the edge of a road, path etc The car skidded across the road and came to a stop on the grass verge.
verge. noun. noun. NAmE//vərdʒ//. Idioms. on/to the verge of something/of doing something. very near to the moment when someone does something or something happens He was on the verge of tears. They are on the verge of signing a new contract. These measures brought the republic to the verge of economic collapse.
Pronunciation. Forms. Frequency. Compounds & derived words. Factsheet. What does the verb verge mean? There are seven meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb verge, four of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. Entry status.
the edge, rim, or margin of something: the verge of a desert; to operate on the verge of fraud. the limit or point beyond which something begins or occurs; brink : on the verge of a nervous breakdown.
verger noun. 19 May 2024. adverb. From the Word list. Oxford Learner's Dictionaries Word of the Day. Definition of verge verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
verge. 1. [ vurj ] See synonyms for verge on Thesaurus.com. noun. the edge, rim, or margin of something: the verge of a desert; to operate on the verge of fraud. 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.
to be going to happen or to do something very soon: a company on the verge of financial disaster. (Definition of verge from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of verge. in Chinese (Traditional) 邊, 邊緣, 邊沿… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 边, 边缘, 边沿… See more. in Spanish.
