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1 verge on
transitive verb[an]grenzen an (+ Akk.)be verging on 70 — an die 70 sein
an estate verging on four acres — (fig.) ein Grundstück von fast vier Morgen [Größe]
be verging on tears/madness — den Tränen/dem Wahnsinn nahe sein
* * *vi +prep obj(ideas, actions) grenzen an (+acc)the plot verges on the ridiculous — die Handlung grenzt ans Lächerliche
he's verging on bankruptcy — er steht kurz vor dem Bankrott
she was verging on madness — sie stand am Rande des Wahnsinns
* * *transitive verb[an]grenzen an (+ Akk.)an estate verging on four acres — (fig.) ein Grundstück von fast vier Morgen [Größe]
be verging on tears/madness — den Tränen/dem Wahnsinn nahe sein
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2 verge
nounbe on the verge of economic collapse/of war — am Rand des wirtschaftlichen Zusammenbruchs/an der Schwelle des Krieges stehen
be on the verge of despair/tears/a breakthrough — der Verzweiflung/den Tränen/dem Durchbruch nahe sein
be on the verge of doing something — kurz davor stehen, etwas zu tun
bring somebody/something to the verge of something — jemanden/etwas an den Rand von etwas bringen
Phrasal Verbs:- academic.ru/93448/verge_on">verge on* * *[və:‹] 1. noun(the (grass) edging of a garden bed, a road etc: It's illegal to drive on the grass verge.) der Rand2. verb(to be on the border (of): She is verging on insanity.) sich neigen* * *[vɜ:ʤ, AM vɜ:rʤ]I. non the \verge of the desert am Rand der Wüstegrass \verge [seitlicher] Grünstreifento be on the \verge of collapse kurz vor dem Zusammenbruch stehento drive sb to the \verge of despair jdn an den Rand des Wahnsinns treibento be on the \verge of tears den Tränen nahe seinII. vito \verge on the ridiculous ans Lächerliche grenzen* * *[vɜːdZ]n"keep off the verge" — "Bankette or Seitenstreifen nicht befahrbar"
2) (fig)to be on the verge of ruin/war — am Rande des Ruins/eines Krieges stehen
to be on the verge of doing sth — im Begriff sein, etw zu tun
I was on the verge of giving away the secret (accidentally) — ich hätte das Geheimnis um ein Haar ausgeplaudert
* * *verge1 [vɜːdʒ; US vɜrdʒ]A s1. meist fig Rand m, Grenze f:be on the verge of bankruptcy kurz vor dem Bankrott sein;be on the verge of despair (tears) der Verzweiflung (den Tränen) nahe sein;be on the verge of a new war am Rande eines neuen Krieges stehen;be on the verge of doing sth nahe daran sein, etwas zu tunb) AUTO (unbefestigter) Seitenstreifen, Bankett n3. HIST Bereich m, Bannkreis m4. JURa) Zuständigkeitsbereich m5. fig Spielraum m6. TECHa) überstehende Dachkanteb) Säulenschaft mc) Spindel f (der Uhrhemmung)d) Zugstab m (einer Setzmaschine)7. (Amts)Stab m (eines Bischofs, Richters etc)8. HIST Belehnungsstab mB v/i grenzen (on an akk) (auch fig):verge on bankruptcy kurz vor dem Bankrott stehen;that verges on madness das grenzt an Wahnsinnverge2 [vɜːdʒ; US vɜrdʒ] v/i1. sich (hin)neigen, sich erstrecken ( beide:to, toward[s] nach)he is verging on sixty er geht auf die Sechzig zu* * *noun‘keep off the verge’ — "Bankette nicht befahrbar"
2) (brink, border, lit. or fig.) Rand, der; (fig.): (point at which something begins) Schwelle, diebe on the verge of economic collapse/of war — am Rand des wirtschaftlichen Zusammenbruchs/an der Schwelle des Krieges stehen
be on the verge of despair/tears/a breakthrough — der Verzweiflung/den Tränen/dem Durchbruch nahe sein
be on the verge of doing something — kurz davor stehen, etwas zu tun
bring somebody/something to the verge of something — jemanden/etwas an den Rand von etwas bringen
Phrasal Verbs:- verge on* * *n.Rand ¨-er m.
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