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§ საზღვარი, ზღვარი§1 ნაპირი, პირი, ზღურბლი, მიჯნაby the verge of the road/forest გზის/ტყის პირასon the verge of ruin/war დაღუპვის/ომის პირას●●she was on the verge of tears თითქმის იტირა//თვალებზე ცრემლი მოადგა2 ესაზღვრება, ემიჯნებაher reply verged on rudeness მისი პასუხი თითქმის უხეში იყო/თითქმის უხეშობამდე მივიდა
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on the verge of — 1. On the point of 2. On the brink of, very close to (a state, condition or situation) • • • Main Entry: ↑verge * * * on the verge of US + Brit : at the point when (something) is about to happen or is very likely to happen The company was on the… … Useful english dictionary
on the verge of something doing something — on/to the verge of sth/of doing sth idiom very near to the moment when sb does sth or sth happens • He was on the verge of tears. • They are on the verge of signing a new contract. • These measures brought the republic to the verge of economic… … Useful english dictionary
to the verge of something doing something — on/to the verge of sth/of doing sth idiom very near to the moment when sb does sth or sth happens • He was on the verge of tears. • They are on the verge of signing a new contract. • These measures brought the republic to the verge of economic… … Useful english dictionary
on the verge of of doing something — on/to the verge of sth/of doing sth idiom very near to the moment when sb does sth or sth happens • He was on the verge of tears. • They are on the verge of signing a new contract. • These measures brought the republic to the verge of economic… … Useful english dictionary
to the verge of of doing something — on/to the verge of sth/of doing sth idiom very near to the moment when sb does sth or sth happens • He was on the verge of tears. • They are on the verge of signing a new contract. • These measures brought the republic to the verge of economic… … Useful english dictionary
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. ▪ … Collocations dictionary
verge — [[t]vɜ͟ː(r)ʤ[/t]] verges, verging, verged 1) PHR PREP: v link PREP ing/n If you are on the verge of something, you are going to do it very soon or it is likely to happen or begin very soon. The country was on the verge of becoming prosperous and… … English dictionary
verge — 1 noun (C) 1 especially BrE the edge or border of a road or path etc: the grass verge 2 be on the verge of to be about to do something: Jessica was on the verge of tears. | scientists on the verge of a major breakthrough 2 verb verge on/upon sth… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
verge — noun 1) the verge of the lake Syn: edge, border, margin, side, brink, rim, lip, fringe, boundary, perimeter 2) I was on the verge of tears Syn: brink … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
verge — verge1 noun 1》 an edge or border. ↘Brit. a grass edging by the side of a road or path. ↘Architecture an edge of tiles projecting over a gable. 2》 an extreme limit beyond which something specified will happen: I was on the verge of tears.… … English new terms dictionary
verge — 1. noun /vəːdʒ,vɝdʒ/ a) A rod or staff of office, e.g. of a verger. I was on the verge of tears. b) An edge or border. 2 … Wiktionary