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- [vurj]
- /vɜrdʒ/
- /vɜːdʒ/
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- [vurj]
- /vɜrdʒ/
Definitions of verge word
- noun verge the edge, rim, or margin of something: the verge of a desert; to operate on the verge of fraud. 1
- noun verge the limit or point beyond which something begins or occurs; brink: on the verge of a nervous breakdown. 1
- noun verge a limiting belt, strip, or border of something. 1
- noun verge British. a narrow strip of turf bordering on a pathway, sidewalk, roadway, etc. 1
- noun verge a decorative border, as on or around an object, structural part, etc. 1
- noun verge limited room or scope for something: an action within the verge of one's abilities. 1
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Origin of verge
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; late Middle English: shaft, column, rod (hence boundary or jurisdiction symbolized by a steward's rod), Middle English: penis < Middle French: rod < Latin virga
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Parts of speech for Verge
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
verge popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% 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".
verge usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for verge
noun verge
- absolutes — free from imperfection; complete; perfect: absolute liberty.
- abuttal — abuttals. those parts of one piece of land that abut on adjacent lands; boundaries. Also, buttals. Law. the boundary lines of a piece of land in relation to adjacent lands.
- abuttals — the boundaries of a plot of land where it abuts against other property
- berm — a narrow path or ledge at the edge of a slope, road, or canal
- border — The border between two countries or regions is the dividing line between them. Sometimes the border also refers to the land close to this line.
verb verge
- adjoin — If one room, place, or object adjoins another, they are next to each other.
- bend — When you bend, you move the top part of your body downwards and forwards. Plants and trees also bend.
- blockaded — the isolating, closing off, or surrounding of a place, as a port, harbor, or city, by hostile ships or troops to prevent entrance or exit.
- boxed in — simple past tense and past participle of box in.
- camber — A camber is a gradual downward slope from the centre of a road to each side of it.
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