ON / TO THE VERGE OF STH / OF DOING STH

Meaning of ON / TO THE VERGE OF STH / OF DOING STH in English

very near to the moment when sb does sth or sth happens :

He was on the verge of tears.

They are on the verge of signing a new contract.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

STH — abbreviation somatotropic hormone
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STH — abbreviation south
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STH — ■ abbreviation south.
Concise Oxford English vocab
STH — сокр. [sidetracked hole] скважина с боковым стволом
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
STH — сокр. [sidetracked hole] скважина с боковым стволом
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
STH — брит. ; сокр. от south , southern юг; южный Sth Wales — Южный Уэльс
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
STH — брит.; сокр. от south, southern юг; южный Sth Wales — Южный Уэльс
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
ON
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DOING
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DOING — THAT WAS YOUR ~: ta vu es culpabil, pri to vu es responsabil
English interlingue dictionary
DOING — buhat
English-Visayan vocabulary
DOING — noun Date: 14th century the act of performing or executing ; action , 2. plural things that are done or …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
VERGE — I. ˈvərj, ˈvə̄j, ˈveij noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin virga twig, rod, streak, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ON — I. (|)ȯn, (|)än, in the southeastern US sometimes (|)ōn preposition Etymology: Middle English, preposition & adverb, fr Old English an, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DOING — noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from gerund of don to do — more at do 1. a. : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
VERGE — (n.) The compass of the court of Marshalsea and the Palace court, within which the lord steward and the marshal …
Английский словарь Webster
VERGE — (n.) The stick or wand with which persons were formerly admitted tenants, they holding it in the hand, and swearing …
Английский словарь Webster
VERGE — (n.) A rod or staff, carried as an emblem of authority; as, the verge, carried before a dean.
Английский словарь Webster
DOING — (n.) Anything done; a deed; an action good or bad; hence, in the plural, conduct; behavior. See Do.
Английский словарь Webster
DOING — (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Do
Английский словарь Webster
VERGE — ( n. ) The stick or wand with which persons were formerly admitted tenants, they holding it in the hand, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
VERGE — ( n. ) The compass of the court of Marshalsea and the Palace court, within which the lord steward and …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
VERGE — ( n. ) A rod or staff, carried as an emblem of authority; as, the verge, carried before a dean.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DOING — ( p. pr. & vb. n. ) of Do
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DOING — ( n. ) Anything done; a deed; an action good or bad; hence, in the plural, conduct; behavior. See Do.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
VERGE
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DOING — /dooh"ing/ , n. 1. action; performance; execution: Your misfortune is not of my doing. 2. doings , deeds; proceedings; happenings; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
VERGE — v. border, approach; border, be on the verge; tend towards, lean in a certain direction
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
DOING — n. act, deed
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
VERGE — I. ˈvərj noun Etymology: Middle English, rod, measuring rod, margin, from Anglo-French, rod, area of jurisdiction, from Latin virga twig, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DOING — noun Date: 14th century 1. : the act of performing or executing : action that will take a great deal …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
VERGE
Webster English vocab
DOING — p.pr. & ·vb.n. of do. 2. doing ·noun anything done; a deed; an action good or bad; hence, in the …
Webster English vocab
DOING — ■ noun 1》 (also ~s ) the activities in which someone engages. 2》 activity or effort: it would take some …
Concise Oxford English vocab
VERGE — [verge] n [ME, fr. MF, fr. L virga rod, stripe] (15c) 1 a (1): a rod or staff carried as …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DOING — doing BrE AmE ˈdu ː ‿ɪŋ ▷ doing|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
VERGE — / vɜːdʒ; NAmE vɜːrdʒ/ noun , verb ■ noun ( BrE ) a piece of grass at the edge of …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DOING — / ˈduːɪŋ; NAmE / noun [ C , usually pl. , U ] a thing done or caused by sb …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
VERGE — I. verge 1 /vɜːdʒ $ vɜːrdʒ/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: 'long …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ON — I. on 1 S1 W1 /ɒn $ ɑːn, ɒːn/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ] 1 . ON …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DOING — do ‧ ing /ˈduːɪŋ/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: verb : ↑ do , ↑ outdo , ↑ overdo …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DOING — n. 1 a an action; the performance of a deed (famous for his doings; it was my doing). b activity, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DOING — n. 1 a an action; the performance of a deed (famous for his doings; it was my doing). b activity, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
VERGE — 1. n.1 an edge or border. 2 an extreme limit beyond which something happens (on the verge of tears). 3 …
Oxford English vocab
DOING — n.1 a an action; the performance of a deed (famous for his doings; it was my doing). b activity, effort …
Oxford English vocab
VERGE — ( verges, verging, verged) 1. If you are on the verge of something, you are going to do it very …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ON — The preposition is pronounced /ɒn/. The adverb and the adjective are pronounced /ɒn/. Frequency: The word is one of the …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
VERGE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES be close to/on the verge of tears (= be almost crying ) ▪ He …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DOING — [noun] [U]Is this your doing? (= Did you do this?)It was none of my doing.Running a marathon takes some/a lot …
Cambridge English vocab
VERGE — Synonyms and related words : about to, abut, abut on, adjoin, aim, approach, armory, badge, badge of office, badges, bank, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
DOING — See: NOTHING DOING.
Slang English vocab
VERGE — n. 25B6; noun the verge of the lake : EDGE, border, margin, side, brink, rim, lip; fringe, boundary, perimeter; poetic/literary …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
DOING — n. 25B6; noun the doing of the act constitutes the offence : PERFORMANCE, performing, carrying out, execution, implementation, implementing, achievement, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
VERGE — n. 1 edge, border, boundary, margin, brink, threshold, brim Frances is jealous of John to the verge of insanity 2 …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
DOING — See: NOTHING DOING.
Словарь английских идиом
VERGE — 1. сущ. 1) край, грань (тж. перен.) driven to the verge of bankruptcy ≈ на грани банкротства 2) кайма из …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
TO
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ON — 1. предл. 1) а) в пространственном значении указывает на нахождение на поверхности какого-л. предмета, на чем-л. на a house on …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DOING — сущ. 1) мн. дела, действия, поведение, поступки fine doings these! ≈ хорошенькие дела творятся! I have heard of your doings …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
VERGE — verge.ogg 1. vɜ:dʒ n 1. 1> край the verge of the stream - берег ручья the verge of a forest …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
ON — on.ogg 1. ɒn a 1. ближний, внутренний the on side - более близкая ( к собеседнику, зрителю и т. п. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
DOING — 1. ʹdu(:)ıŋ n 1. делание; дело talking is one thing, doing is another - одно дело - говорить, совсем другое …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
VERGE — 1. vɜ:dʒ n 1. 1> край the verge of the stream - берег ручья the verge of a forest - …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
ON — 1. ɒn a 1. ближний, внутренний the on side - более близкая ( к собеседнику, зрителю и т. п. ) …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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