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brink

brink
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [bringk]
    • /brɪŋk/
    • /brɪŋk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bringk]
    • /brɪŋk/

Definitions of brink word

  • singular noun brink If you are on the brink of something, usually something important, terrible, or exciting, you are just about to do it or experience it. 3
  • noun brink the edge, border, or verge of a steep place 3
  • noun brink the highest point; top 3
  • noun brink the land at the edge of a body of water 3
  • noun brink the verge of an event or state 3
  • noun brink the edge, esp. at the top of a steep place; verge 3

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Origin of brink

First appearance:

before 1250
One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English brink < Old Norse (Danish) brink, cognate with MLG brink edge, hillside, Old Norse brekka slope, hill

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Brink

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

brink popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

brink usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for brink

noun brink

  • threshold — the sill of a doorway.
  • fringe — a decorative border of thread, cord, or the like, usually hanging loosely from a raveled edge or separate strip.
  • periphery — the external boundary of any surface or area.
  • verge — the edge, rim, or margin of something: the verge of a desert; to operate on the verge of fraud.
  • perimeter — the border or outer boundary of a two-dimensional figure.

Antonyms for brink

noun brink

  • middle — equally distant from the extremes or outer limits; central: the middle point of a line; the middle singer in a trio.
  • inside — on the inner side or part of; within: inside the circle; inside the envelope.
  • interior — being within; inside of anything; internal; inner; further toward a center: the interior rooms of a house.
  • center — a point equally distant from all points on the circumference of a circle or surface of a sphere

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