on the verge of
English
Preposition
- Almost at the beginning of.
- He was finally on the verge of success.
- Every time I thought he was on the verge of telling us, he decided to say something else instead.
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Translations
almost at the beginning of an object
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almost at the beginning of doing sth.
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References
- “on the verge of”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
- “on the verge of something” (US) / “on the verge of something” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.
- “be on the verge of something” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.