ALL meanings of verge on
verge on
V v - transitivephrasal verb verge on be almost equal to 1
- noun verge on the edge, rim, or margin of something: the verge of a desert; to operate on the verge of fraud. 1
- noun verge on the limit or point beyond which something begins or occurs; brink: on the verge of a nervous breakdown. 1
- noun verge on a limiting belt, strip, or border of something. 1
- noun verge on British. a narrow strip of turf bordering on a pathway, sidewalk, roadway, etc. 1
- noun verge on a decorative border, as on or around an object, structural part, etc. 1
- noun verge on limited room or scope for something: an action within the verge of one's abilities. 1
- noun verge on an area or district subject to a particular jurisdiction. 1
- noun verge on History/Historical. an area or district in England embracing the royal palace, being the jurisdiction of the Marshalsea Court. 1
- noun verge on the part of a sloping roof that projects beyond the gable wall. 1
- noun verge on Architecture. the shaft of a column or colonette. 1
- noun verge on a rod, wand, or staff, especially one carried as an emblem of authority or of the office of a bishop, dean, or the like. 1
- noun verge on Horology. a palletlike lever formerly used in inexpensive pendulum clocks. 1
- noun verge on Obsolete. a stick or wand held in the hand of a person swearing fealty to a feudal lord on being admitted as a tenant. 1
- verb without object verge on to be on the edge or margin; border: Our property verges on theirs. 1
- verb without object verge on to come close to or be in transition to some state, quality, etc. (usually followed by on): a statesman who verged on greatness; a situation that verged on disaster. 1
- verb with object verge on to serve as the verge or boundary of: a high hedge verging the yard. 1
- phrasal verb verge on If someone or something verges on a particular state or quality, they are almost the same as that state or quality. 0