Verge (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun
  1. the edge, rim, or margin of something: the verge of a desert; to operate on the verge of fraud.
  2. the limit or point beyond which something begins or occurs; brink: on the verge of a nervous breakdown.
  3. a limiting belt, strip, or border of something.
  4. a narrow strip of turf bordering on a pathway, sidewalk, roadway, etc.
  5. a decorative border, as on or around an object, structural part, etc.
  6. limited room or scope for something: an action within the verge of one's abilities.
  7. an area or district subject to a particular jurisdiction.
  8. an area or district in England embracing the royal palace, being the jurisdiction of the Marshalsea Court.
  9. the part of a sloping roof that projects beyond the gable wall.
  10. the shaft of a column or colonette.
  11. a rod, wand, or staff, especially one carried as an emblem of authority or of the office of a bishop, dean, or the like.
  12. a palletlike lever formerly used in inexpensive pendulum clocks.
  13. a stick or wand held in the hand of a person swearing fealty to a feudal lord on being admitted as a tenant.
verb (used without object), verged, verg·ing.
  1. to be on the edge or margin; border: Our property verges on theirs.
  2. to come close to or be in transition to some state, quality, etc. (usually followed by on): a statesman who verged on greatness; a situation that verged on disaster.
verb (used with object), verged, verg·ing.
  1. to serve as the verge or boundary of: a high hedge verging the yard.
verb (used without object), verged, verg·ing.
  1. to incline; tend (usually followed by to or toward): The economy verges toward inflation.
  2. to slope or sink.
noun
  1. an edge or rim; margin
  2. a limit beyond which something occurs; brink
  3. a grass border along a road
  4. an enclosing line, belt, or strip
  5. the edge of the roof tiles projecting over a gable
  6. the shaft of a classical column
  7. an enclosed space
  8. the spindle of a balance wheel in a vertical escapement, found only in very early clocks
  9. English legal history
    • the area encompassing the royal court that is subject to the jurisdiction of the Lord High Steward
    • a rod or wand carried as a symbol of office or emblem of authority, as in the Church
    • a rod held by a person swearing fealty to his lord on becoming a tenant, esp of copyhold land
verb
  1. to be near (to)
  2. to serve as the edge of (something)
verb
  1. to move or incline in a certain direction
Verge (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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