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Antonyms for verge

Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : vurj
Phonetic Transcription : vÉœrdÊ’

Definition of verge

Origin :
  • "edge, rim," mid-15c., from Middle French verge "rod or wand of office," hence "scope, territory dominated," from Latin virga "shoot, rod stick," of unknown origin. Earliest attested sense in English is now-obsolete meaning "male member, penis" (c.1400). Modern sense is from the notion of within the verge (c.1500, also as Anglo-French dedeinz la verge), i.e. "subject to the Lord High Steward's authority" (as symbolized by the rod of office), originally a 12-mile radius round the king's court. Sense shifted to "the outermost edge of an expanse or area." Meaning "point at which something happens" (as in on the verge of) is first attested c.1600. "A very curious sense development." [Weekley]
  • noun extremity, limit
  • verb come near
Example sentences :
  • A grave Spaniard, somewhat past the verge of middle age, appeared.
  • Extract from : « Leila, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • They had bubbled up within him—were hovering on the verge of his burning lips.
  • Extract from : « The Channings » by Mrs. Henry Wood
  • I have twice been on the verge of slaying you, and the third time might be too much for my patience.
  • Extract from : « Micah Clarke » by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • White Fang, on the verge of retreat, would have retreated, leaving the meat to him.
  • Extract from : « White Fang » by Jack London
  • To him came these men broken down, some on the verge of insanity.
  • Extract from : « The Harbor » by Ernest Poole
  • For one brief instant Helen was again on the verge of tears, but she remembered.
  • Extract from : « The Law-Breakers » by Ridgwell Cullum
  • Many had dropped out, and more were on the verge of giving up.
  • Extract from : « Tom Swift and his Electric Runabout » by Victor Appleton
  • Vere had been on the verge of telling her mother about the previous night and Peppina.
  • Extract from : « A Spirit in Prison » by Robert Hichens
  • There was thus always a fringe of peasant families on the verge of destitution.
  • Extract from : « The Enclosures in England » by Harriett Bradley
  • He would draw his friend away from the verge of the abyss at any cost.
  • Extract from : « The Book of Khalid » by Ameen Rihani

Synonyms for verge

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