verge
1[ vurj ]
/ vɜrdʒ /
noun
verb (used without object), verged, verg·ing.
to be on the edge or margin; border: Our property verges on theirs.
to come close to or be in transition to some state, quality, etc. (usually followed by on): a statesman who verged on greatness; a situation that verged on disaster.
verb (used with object), verged, verg·ing.
to serve as the verge or boundary of: a high hedge verging the yard.
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Origin of verge
11350–1400; late Middle English: shaft, column, rod (hence boundary or jurisdiction symbolized by a steward's rod), Middle English: penis <Middle French: rod <Latin virga
Definition for verge (2 of 2)
verge2
[ vurj ]
/ vɜrdʒ /
verb (used without object), verged, verg·ing.
to incline; tend (usually followed by to or toward): The economy verges toward inflation.
to slope or sink.
Origin of verge
2First recorded in 1600–10, verge is from the Latin word vergere to turn, bend, be inclined
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British Dictionary definitions for verge (1 of 2)
verge1
/ (vɜːdʒ) /
noun
verb
(intr foll by on) to be near (to)to verge on chaos
(when intr, sometimes foll by on) to serve as the edge of (something)this narrow strip verges the road
Word Origin for verge
C15: from Old French, from Latin virga rod
British Dictionary definitions for verge (2 of 2)
verge2
/ (vɜːdʒ) /
verb
(intr; foll by to or towards) to move or incline in a certain direction
Word Origin for verge
C17: from Latin vergere
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Medical definitions for verge
verge
[ vûrj ]
n.
The extreme edge or margin; a border.
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Idioms and Phrases with verge
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