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verge

UK
/vɜːdʒ/
US
/vɜrdʒ/

Translations

vergenoun
verges
pl
UK
/vɜːdʒ/
US
/vɜrdʒ/
The car stopped at the verge of the road.
Машина остановилась на краю дороги.
He parked his car on the verge.
Он припарковал свою машину на обочине.
Additional translations
предел
грань
Synonyms
border
boundary
limit
fringe
margin
threshold
brink
edge
vergeverb
verged
Past Simple
verged
Past Participle
verging
Gerund
UK
/vɜːdʒ/
US
/vɝːdʒ/
The forest verges on the edge of the town.
Лес граничит с окраиной города.
Synonyms
incline toward
lean toward
tend toward
approximate
nearly be
be about to
come close to
be close to
approach
adjoin
edge
border on

Definitions

vergenoun
The edge, border, or margin of something.
The car skidded off the road and came to a stop on the verge of the highway.
A grassed area between the road and the footpath.
The children played on the verge while waiting for the school bus.
An extreme limit beyond which something specified will happen.
She was on the verge of tears after hearing the bad news.
A vertical spindle in a mechanical clock that regulates the escapement.
The 17th-century timepiece still works thanks to its original verge and foliot escapement.
vergeverb
To be situated along the edge or border of something.
Their property verges the dense woodland that covers the hills.
To approach a particular state or condition.
She was verging on tears after hearing the disappointing news.
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