Definitions for Verge
vɜrdʒverge

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. brink, threshold, vergenoun

   a region marking a boundary

2. verge, brinknoun

   the limit beyond which something happens or changes

   "on the verge of tears"; "on the brink of bankruptcy"

3. scepter, sceptre, verge, wandnoun

   a ceremonial or emblematic staff

4. vergeverb

   a grass border along a road

5. vergeverb

   border on; come close to

   "His behavior verges on the criminal"

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Verge

   Verge is a song by American electronica project Owl City from his fifth studio album Mobile Orchestra. It features guest vocals from American singer Aloe Blacc. The song was released to digital download on May 14, 2015 as the lead single in the album.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. verge

   A verge typically refers to an edge or border, often marking a boundary or transition. It can also imply being very close to doing or experiencing a particular thing, implying impending change or transition. This term is used in various contexts including landscape design, driving, astronomy, technology, and even emotional or thematic expressions.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Vergenoun

   a rod or staff, carried as an emblem of authority; as, the verge, carried before a dean

2. Vergenoun

   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

3. Vergenoun

   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

4. Vergenoun

   a virgate; a yardland

5. Vergenoun

   a border, limit, or boundary of a space; an edge, margin, or brink of something definite in extent

6. Vergenoun

   a circumference; a circle; a ring

7. Vergenoun

   the shaft of a column, or a small ornamental shaft

8. Vergenoun

   the edge of the tiling projecting over the gable of a roof

9. Vergenoun

   the spindle of a watch balance, especially one with pallets, as in the old vertical escapement. See under Escapement

10. Vergenoun

    the edge or outside of a bed or border

11. Vergenoun

    a slip of grass adjoining gravel walks, and dividing them from the borders in a parterre

12. Vergenoun

    the penis

13. Vergenoun

    the external male organ of certain mollusks, worms, etc. See Illustration in Appendix

14. Vergeverb

    to border upon; to tend; to incline; to come near; to approach

15. Vergeverb

    to tend downward; to bend; to slope; as, a hill verges to the north

16. Etymology: [L. vergere to bend, turn, incline; cf. Skr. vj to turn.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Verge

   verj, n. a slender green branch, a twig: a rod, staff, or mace, or anything like them, used as an emblem of authority: extent of jurisdiction (esp. of the lord-steward of the royal household): the brink, extreme edge: the horizon: a boundary, limit: scope, opportunity: in gardening, the grass edging of a bed or border.—ns. Ver′ger, one who carries a verge or emblem of authority: the beadle of a cathedral church: a pew-opener or attendant in church; Ver′gership; Vergette′ (her.), a pallet. [L. virga, a slender branch.]

2. Verge

   verj, v.i. to bend or incline: to tend downward: to slope: to tend: to border upon.—n. Ver′gency.—adj. Ver′gent. [L. vergĕre, to bend, incline; cf. valgus, wry.]

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. VERGE

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Verge is ranked #30101 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Verge surname appeared 779 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Verge.
   
   63.9% or 498 total occurrences were White.
   27.7% or 216 total occurrences were Black.
   4.1% or 32 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   2.4% or 19 total occurrences were of two or more races.

Matched Categories

1. • Border
   • Staff

How to pronounce Verge?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Verge in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Verge in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Verge in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of Verge in a Sentence

1. Marco Rubio:

   I believe he is a first-rate con artist and is on the verge of taking over the party of Lincoln and Reagan.

2. John McCain:

   We're about to vote on a totally unqualified individual to be ambassador to a nation which is very important to our national security interests, i am not against political appointees ... but here we are, a nation that's on the verge of seceded its sovereignty to a neo-fascist dictator getting in bed with Vladimir Putin and we're gonna send the producer of 'The Bold and the Beautiful' as our ambassador.

3. Kamala Harris:

   We are on the verge of a crisis of confidence in the Supreme Court, we have to take this challenge head on, and everything is on the table to do that.

4. Marco Rubio:

   Our party, after four states have voted, according to all the polls, is on the verge of being taken over. The party of Lincoln and Reagan is on the verge of being taken over by a con artist named Donald Trump.

5. Ken Friedman:

   The Spotted Pig has had very substantial debt including to vendors and food suppliers, and as has previously been made public, The Spotted Pig has been running in the red for a long time, i essentially spent my family's savings to keep The Spotted Pig open but sadly The Spotted Pig wasn't enough. I was not successful in selling and personally am on the verge of bankruptcy. Its closing is the saddest thing I've had to face in my professional life.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Verge
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verge
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Verge
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Verge
6. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html