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- [hav uh n ej on, awn]
- /hæv ən ɛdʒ ɒn, ɔn/
- /həv ən edʒ ɒn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hav uh n ej on, awn]
- /hæv ən ɛdʒ ɒn, ɔn/
Definitions of have an edge on words
- noun have an edge on a line or border at which a surface terminates: Grass grew along the edges of the road. The paper had deckle edges. 1
- noun have an edge on a brink or verge: the edge of a cliff; the edge of disaster. 1
- noun have an edge on any of the narrow surfaces of a thin, flat object: a book with gilt edges. 1
- noun have an edge on a line at which two surfaces of a solid object meet: an edge of a box. 1
- noun have an edge on the thin, sharp side of the blade of a cutting instrument or weapon. 1
- noun have an edge on the sharpness proper to a blade: The knife has lost its edge. 1
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Origin of have an edge on
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English egge, Old English ecg; cognate with German Ecke corner; akin to Latin aciēs, Greek akís point
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Parts of speech for Have an edge on
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conjunction
determiner
exclamation
have an edge on popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% 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".
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