Definitions for vergevɜrdʒ
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
vergevɜrdʒ(n.; v.)verged, verg•ing.
(n.)the limit beyond which something begins or occurs; brink:
on the verge of a nervous breakdown.
the edge or margin of something:
the verge of a desert.
a limiting belt, strip, or border of something.
a strip of turf bordering a walk or roadway.
Category: British
the part of a sloping roof that projects beyond the gable wall.
Category: Architecture
a staff, esp. one carried as an emblem of authority or symbol of office of a bishop, dean, etc.
Category: Religion
a palletlike lever formerly used in inexpensive pendulum clocks.
Category: Horology
a wand held in the hand of a feudal tenant while swearing fealty to a lord.
Category: Western History
(v.i.)to be on the verge or margin; border:
Our property verges on theirs.
to come close to or approach some state, quality, etc.:
a scientific mind verging on genius.
Origin of verge:
1350–1400; shaft, column, rod (hence jurisdiction symbolized by a steward's rod), ME: penis < MF: rod < L virga
vergevɜrdʒ(v.i.)verged, verg•ing.
to incline; tend (usu. fol. by to or toward):
The economy verges toward inflation.
to slope or sink.
Origin of verge:
1600–10; < L vergere to turn, bend, be inclined
Princeton's WordNet
brink, threshold, verge(noun)
a region marking a boundary
verge, brink(noun)
the limit beyond which something happens or changes
"on the verge of tears"; "on the brink of bankruptcy"
scepter, sceptre, verge, wand(noun)
a ceremonial or emblematic staff
verge(verb)
a grass border along a road
verge(verb)
border on; come close to
"His behavior verges on the criminal"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
verge(verb)ɜrdʒ
to almost be
laughter verging on hysteria
verge(noun)ɜrdʒ
a border on the edge
a car parked on the grass verge
vergeɜrdʒ
about to happen, exist, etc.
a country on the verge of disaster; scientists on the verge of a discovery
Webster Dictionary
Verge(noun)
a rod or staff, carried as an emblem of authority; as, the verge, carried before a dean
Verge(noun)
the stick or wand with which persons were formerly admitted tenants, they holding it in the hand, and swearing fealty to the lord. Such tenants were called tenants by the verge
Verge(noun)
the compass of the court of Marshalsea and the Palace court, within which the lord steward and the marshal of the king's household had special jurisdiction; -- so called from the verge, or staff, which the marshal bore
Verge(noun)
a virgate; a yardland
Verge(noun)
a border, limit, or boundary of a space; an edge, margin, or brink of something definite in extent
Verge(noun)
a circumference; a circle; a ring
Verge(noun)
the shaft of a column, or a small ornamental shaft
Verge(noun)
the edge of the tiling projecting over the gable of a roof
Verge(noun)
the spindle of a watch balance, especially one with pallets, as in the old vertical escapement. See under Escapement
Verge(noun)
the edge or outside of a bed or border
Verge(noun)
a slip of grass adjoining gravel walks, and dividing them from the borders in a parterre
Verge(noun)
the penis
Verge(noun)
the external male organ of certain mollusks, worms, etc. See Illustration in Appendix
Verge(verb)
to border upon; to tend; to incline; to come near; to approach
Verge(verb)
to tend downward; to bend; to slope; as, a hill verges to the north
Translations for verge
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- randAfrikaans
- حافَّهArabic
- ивица треваBulgarian
- orlaPortuguese (BR)
- okrajCzech
- der RandGerman
- kant; -kantDanish
- χείλος, άκροGreek
- margen, borde; arcénSpanish
- äärisEstonian
- حاشیه؛ کنارهFarsi
- piennarFinnish
- bordFrench
- שוּלַיִיםHebrew
- किनाराHindi
- rubCroatian
- széle (vminek)Hungarian
- tepiIndonesian
- kantur; vegarbrúnIcelandic
- orloItalian
- 緑Japanese
- 길가, 화단가Korean
- kraštas, ribaLithuanian
- (dārza, ceļa u.tml.) apmaleLatvian
- bahu jalanMalay
- bermDutch
- (vei)kantNorwegian
- krawędźPolish
- orlaPortuguese
- margineRomanian
- бордюр; обочинаRussian
- okrajSlovak
- travnati obrobekSlovenian
- ivicaSerbian
- kant, randSwedish
- ริม (ถนน, ทางเดิน)Thai
- kenarTurkish
- 邊緣Chinese (Trad.)
- бордюрUkrainian
- کنارہUrdu
- bờ, venVietnamese
- 边缘Chinese (Simp.)
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