Word a Day
verge
What does verge mean?
verge (noun): an extreme limit beyond which something specific will happen.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use verge in a sentence?
- I was on the verge of tears. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce verge?
/vɝdʒ/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does verge come from?
Borrowed from Middle French verge (“rod or wand of office”), hence "scope, territory dominated", from Latin virga (“shoot, rod stick”), of unknown origin.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “verge” mean?
one of several mutually exclusive things which can be chosen
Not quite: that's what alternative means.
an extreme limit beyond which something specific will happen
Right! That's what “verge” means.
the act of giving something in return for something received
Not quite: that's what exchange means.
a unit of time of one twenty-fourth of a day (sixty minutes)
Not quite: that's what hour means.
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