verge

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

verge [verge verges verged verging] noun, verb BrE [vɜːdʒ] NAmE [vɜːrdʒ]
noun (BrE)
a piece of grass at the edge of a path, road, etc
•a grass verge
compare ↑soft shoulder

Word Origin:
late Middle English: via Old French from Latin virga ‘rod’. The current verb sense dates from the late 18th cent.

Example Bank:
•She was on the verge of a nervous breakdown when she finally sought help.
•The company is teetering on the verge of bankruptcy.
•The vehicle crossed white lines and mounted a verge before being stopped by police.
•This action brought the country to the verge of economic collapse.
Idiom: ↑on the verge of of doing something
Derived: ↑verge on something
 
verb
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
late Middle English: via Old French from Latin virga ‘rod’. The current verb sense dates from the late 18th cent.
 

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  scepter, sceptre, wand, brink, threshold