VERGE

Meanings

• verb

  Be on the brink or border of (something); be very near but not quite in or have (something) within reach.

  - "The retiree was on the verge of poverty."
  - "The patient was on the verge of recovery."
  - "The company was on the verge of bankruptcy."

• noun

  A narrow strip of land, especially between two areas of different character.

  - "The cliff was a precipitous verge."
  - "The verge of a woodland was filled with wildflowers."
  - "The verge of a lake was a popular spot for fishing."

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Pronunciation

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with VERGE
verge , surge , inherit , urge , merge , disperse , disengage , engage , assuage , engage , prearrange , arrange , engage , engage , engage , engage , engage , engage , engage , engage

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Variants

List of all variants of verge that leads to same result
verge , verges , verged , verging , verge on , verge on/upon , verge upon , verged on/upon , verges on/upon , verging on/upon , on the verge of

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Etymology

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Old English wergan ‘to turn, bend, bend round’, from wergan ‘to turn’. Related to werg ‘bend, turn’.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'verge' is also used in heraldry to denote the edge of a shield.

2. In botany, a verge is a small ridge or mound.

3. The verb 'to verge' has been used since the 14th century.

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Related Concepts

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1. threshold: A threshold is a boundary or limit, often a physical one, that marks the beginning or end of something. It is closely related to the concept of a verge.

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Culture

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In literature, the term 'verge' is often used metaphorically to represent a turning point or a critical moment. For instance, in Shakespeare's 'Macbeth', Lady Macbeth says, 'Come, you spirits / That tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here, / And fill me from the crown to the toe topmost / With direst cruelty! Make thick my blood, / Stop up th' access and passage to remorse, / That no compunctious visitings of nature / Shake my fell purpose nor keep peace between / Th' effect and it.', indicating her verge towards madness.

How to Memorize "verge"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a narrow strip of land or a person standing on the brink of a cliff, teetering on the edge.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'verge' with the idea of being on the brink or border of something.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by associating 'verge' with the phrase 'very near, great edge'.

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