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verge1

Syllabification: (verge)

Pronunciation: /vərj/

Definition of verge

an edge or border:they came down to the verge of the lake
an extreme limit beyond which something specified will happen:I was on the verge of tears
British a grass edging such as that by the side of a road or path.
Architecture an edge of tiles projecting over a gable.

[no object] (verge on)

approach (something) closely; be close or similar to (something):despair verging on the suicidal

Origin:

late Middle English: via Old French from Latin virga 'rod'. The current verb sense dates from the late 18th century

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