Definitions for verge
vɜrdʒverge

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. brink, threshold, verge(noun)

   a region marking a boundary

2. verge, brink(noun)

   the limit beyond which something happens or changes

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

3. scepter, sceptre, verge, wand(noun)

   a ceremonial or emblematic staff

4. verge(verb)

   a grass border along a road

5. verge(verb)

   border on; come close to

   "His behavior verges on the criminal"

Webster Dictionary(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Verge(noun)

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

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

2. 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

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

3. 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

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

4. Verge(noun)

   a virgate; a yardland

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

5. Verge(noun)

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

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

6. Verge(noun)

   a circumference; a circle; a ring

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

7. Verge(noun)

   the shaft of a column, or a small ornamental shaft

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

8. Verge(noun)

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

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

9. Verge(noun)

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

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

10. Verge(noun)

    the edge or outside of a bed or border

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

11. Verge(noun)

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

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

12. Verge(noun)

    the penis

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

13. Verge(noun)

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

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

14. Verge(verb)

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

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

15. Verge(verb)

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

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

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

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.]

How to pronounce verge?

1. Alex

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

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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. Pierre Trudeau:

   This is going to be a close election, we're on the verge of accomplishing something big.

2. Andrew Yang:

   Right now we're on the verge of a difficult time, so, Americans can't trust what we see.

3. Bill Clinton:

   I believe we have made a decision now that will permit us to create an economic order in the world that will promote more growth, more equality, better preservation of the environment, and a greater possibility of world peace, we are on the verge of a global economic expansion that is sparked by the fact that the United States at this critical moment decided that we would compete, not retreat.

4. Hawk Newsome:

   We're on the verge of a civil war, at some point, we're going to have to talk to the other side.

5. John Kasich:

   We are on the verge of picking, perhaps, someone who cannot do this job.

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