Meanings
preposition
- Almost at the beginning of.
He was finally on the verge of success.
1 more example
Every time I thought he was on the verge of telling us, he decided to say something else instead.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Translations
Finnish vähällä, fifth infinitive
- vähälläalmost at the beginning of doing sth.
- fifth infinitivealmost at the beginning of doing sth.
French sur le point de
- sur le point dealmost at the beginning of doing sth.
German kurz vor, am Rande des
- kurz voralmost at the beginning of an object
- am Rande desalmost at the beginning of an object
- kurz davor zualmost at the beginning of doing sth.
- im Begriff sein zualmost at the beginning of doing sth.
Persian در آستانه
- در آستانه (dar âstâne-ye)almost at the beginning of an object
Polish na progu, na granicy
- na progualmost at the beginning of an object
- na granicyalmost at the beginning of doing sth.
Portuguese a ponto de, prestes a
- a ponto dealmost at the beginning of doing sth.
- prestes aalmost at the beginning of doing sth.
Spanish a punto de, al borde de
- a punto dealmost at the beginning of an object
- al borde dealmost at the beginning of an object
Swedish på vippen
- på vippenalmost at the beginning of an object
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APA
on the verge of. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on%20the%20verge%20of
MLA
“on the verge of.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on%20the%20verge%20of. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “on the verge of,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on%20the%20verge%20of.
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