verge on en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(idiomatic, transitive) To approach or come close to something; to border or be on the edge of something.
Her ideas seem to verge on the edge of brilliance and madness.
The excitement in the room began to verge on chaos.
Bungee jumping verges on the insane, if you ask me.
His actions verge on insanity, making everyone nervous.
1847, Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre, Chapter XVIII It was verging on dusk, and the clock had already given warning of the hour to dress for dinner, when little Adèle, who knelt by me in the drawing-room window-seat, suddenly exclaimed […]
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| verging on | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| verges on | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| verged on | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| verged on | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
Translations (8)
ru грани́чить (To approach or come close to something; to border or be on the edge of something) · fr friser (To approach or come close to something; to border or be on the edge of something) · sv vara snudd på (To approach or come close to something; to border or be on the edge of something) · fi hipoa (To approach or come close to something; to border or be on the edge of something) · sv vara på gränsen till (To approach or come close to something; to border or be on the edge of something) · es rayar en (To approach or come close to something; to border or be on the edge of something) · de grenzen an (To approach or come close to something; to border or be on the edge of something) · fi lähestyä (To approach or come close to something; to border or be on the edge of something)