/ vɜːdʒ; NAmE vɜːrdʒ/ noun , verb
■ noun
( BrE ) a piece of grass at the edge of a path, road, etc. :
a grass verge
—compare soft shoulder
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IDIOMS
- on / to the verge of sth / of doing sth
■ verb
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PHRASAL VERBS
- verge on sth
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : via Old French from Latin virga rod. The current verb sense dates from the late 18th cent.