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Meanings of verge in English

Portuguese
ceptro
Catalan
ceptre
Spanish
verga
Wikidata

A ceremonial or emblematic staff.

ceptro
Portuguese
beira
Catalan
frontera
Spanish
límite

A region marking a boundary.

beira
Usage of verge in English
1
She encouraged the general idea of the verge of a nervous breakdown.
The Enchanted April
2
The good God had snatched herself from the verge of the grave.
Hubert's Wife / A Story for You
3
India is on the verge of reaching the one billion population mark.
The Irish Times
4
We were always on the verge of starvation; our sufferings were terrible.
Bidwell's Travels, from Wall Street to London Prison: Fifteen Ye...
5
Tennis is on the verge of the greatest increase in its history.
The Art of Lawn Tennis
6
Sanchia Berg meets one family on the verge of losing their home.
BBC
7
Two sources described the sides as on the verge of a deal.
Reuters
8
The roses and myrtles bloom unchilled on the verge of the avalanche.
Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 1
9
He is afraid-heis sure-thatwe are on the verge of war.
Alas, Babylon
10
Shocked and on the verge of anger, if she read him right.
Once bitten, twice dead
11
By this time, they were on the verge of splitting for good.
Latte trouble
12
Or are they on the verge of a new revolution in science?
Wired
13
The travellers had reached the other verge of the forest of Beaumanoir.
The Golden Dog
14
The navigator of the Silver Spear was on the verge of panic.
The Runaway Asteroid
15
All her movements were spasmodic; she was on the verge of hysteria.
At the Villa Rose
16
The empire was on the verge of dissolution when the barbarians came.
The Old Roman World : the Grandeur and Failure of Its Civilizati...
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Translations for verge
Verge through the time
Verge across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United Kingdom
Common
South Africa
Common
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