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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
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