verge

verge
noun
1 very close to an extreme state
PHRASES
be on the verge of sth

She was on the verge of a nervous breakdown when she finally sought help.

He looked as if he was on the verge of tears.

be poised on the verge of sth, stand on the verge of sth, teeter on the verge of sth

The company is teetering on the verge of bankruptcy.

bring sb/sth to

This action brought the country to the verge of economic collapse.

2 (BrE) piece of grass at side of a road, etc.
ADJECTIVE
grass
motorway, roadside
VERB + VERGE
mount

The vehicle crossed white lines and mounted a verge before being stopped by police.

hit

Collocations dictionary. 2013.

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  • verge — [ vɛrʒ ] n. f. • v. 1100; lat. virga → vergue I ♦ 1 ♦ Vx Baguette (de bois ou de métal). Baguette servant à frapper, à corriger. Loc. Donner des verges pour se faire battre, fouetter : fournir des armes contre soi même. Insigne d une autorité.… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • vergé — verge [ vɛrʒ ] n. f. • v. 1100; lat. virga → vergue I ♦ 1 ♦ Vx Baguette (de bois ou de métal). Baguette servant à frapper, à corriger. Loc. Donner des verges pour se faire battre, fouetter : fournir des armes contre soi même. Insigne d une… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Verge — Verge, n. [F. verge, L. virga; perhaps akin to E. wisp.] 1. A rod or staff, carried as an emblem of authority; as, the verge, carried before a dean. [1913 Webster] 2. The stick or wand with which persons were formerly admitted tenants, they… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • verge — Verge, Virga quaelibet, soit de bois, de fer, d or, ou autre metal. Et en fait de navires, verge ou vergue, est la perche qui est en travers du mast, à laquelle la voile dudit mast est attachée. Verges, ou vergues hautes; on dit d un navire qu il …   Thresor de la langue françoyse

  • vergé — (del fr. «vergé») adj. V. «papel vergé». * * * vergé. (Del fr. vergé, de verge). □ V. papel vergé …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • vergé — vergé, ée 1. (vèr jé, jée) adj. Étoffe vergée, étoffe qui a quelques fils d une soie un peu plus grosse ou d une teinture un peu plus forte que le reste. •   Ce qui fait que les aumales [étoffes de la ville d Aumale] grises de nature, étant… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • Verge — may refer to:*Verge (gaming), which stands for Vecna s Extraordinary Roleplaying Game Engine * Road verge or simply Verge the edge of a road which is sometimes called in the USA a tree lawn, or Roadside . *Verge escapement, a clock escapement… …   Wikipedia

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  • vergé — (Del fr. vergé, de verge). ☛ V. papel vergé …   Diccionario de la lengua española

  • verge — verge1 [vʉrj] n. [ME < OFr, rod, wand, stick, yard, hoop < L virga, twig, rod, wand < IE * wizga < base * wei , to bend, twist > WIRE, WHISK] 1. a) the edge, brink, or margin (of something): also used figuratively [the verge of the …   English World dictionary

  • verge — ► NOUN 1) an edge or border. 2) Brit. a grass edging by the side of a road or path. 3) an extreme limit beyond which something specified will happen: on the verge of tears. ► VERB (verge on) ▪ be very close or similar to. ORIGIN Old French, from… …   English terms dictionary

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