| Front | verge |
|---|---|
| Back | noun, verb verge1 /vɜːdʒ $ vɜːrdʒ/ noun [countable] 1be on the verge of something to be at the point where something is about to happen: Jess seemed on the verge of tears. an event which left her on the verge of a nervous breakdown Mountain gorillas are on the verge of extinction. be on the verge of doing something The show was on the verge of being canceled due to low ratings. 2British English the edge of a road, path etc: The car skidded across the road and came to a stop on the grass verge. verge2 verb verge on/upon something phrasal verb to be very close to a harmful or extreme state: Many of Lewis’s activities verged on the illegal. Some of his ideas are verging on the dangerous. His love of James Dean movies verged on fanaticism. |
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