a region marking a boundary
Used in a Sentence
verge
How to use verge in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for verge.
Editorial note
His pancreas was on the verge of shutting down.
Examples7
Definitions5
Parts of speech2
Quick take
a region marking a boundary
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of verge gathered in one view.
the limit beyond which something happens or changes; "on the verge of tears"; "on the brink of bankruptcy"
a ceremonial or emblematic staff
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for verge.
noun
a region marking a boundary
noun
the limit beyond which something happens or changes; "on the verge of tears"; "on the brink of bankruptcy"
See also: brink
noun
a ceremonial or emblematic staff
noun
a grass border along a road
verb
border on; come close to; "His behavior verges on the criminal"
Example sentences
His pancreas was on the verge of shutting down.
Tune your career so that you are always on the verge of being overwhelmed.
People on the verge of joining your cause are thinking, "Why should I believe this guy, he can't even keep his footnote markers under control!
We get funded to develop something, and we're on the verge of making a sale, when the parent company decides to pull the plug.
Sometimes you can get the sense of being on the verge of something big--but the gnarly difficulty lies in bringing it down from the abstraction.
But now that I read Der Strmer, I see so much more: that the Jews control all the banks, that we dominate in the arts, and that we're on the verge of taking over the entire world.
Many around these parts will make glib insinuations about the "Gatekeeper" feature heralding Apple's clawing away the freedoms of it's users, one-by-one, until we are all prisoners of "the computer as a jail made cool".However, it seems to me that Gatekeeper's presence embodies a rather more embarrassing admission that, yes, Mac OS is on the verge of needing some kind of malware protection; in the wake of the Mac Defender malware surfacing last year, it was really only a matter of time.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use verge in a sentence?
His pancreas was on the verge of shutting down.
What does verge mean?
a region marking a boundary
What part of speech is verge?
verge is commonly used as noun, verb.