English - Turkish
Definition of on the verge of in English Turkish dictionary
- eşiğinde
Tom açlığın eşiğindeydi.
-Tom was on the verge of starvation.
Zavallı kedi açlıktan ölmenin eşiğindeydi.
-The poor cat was on the verge of starvation.
- üzere
Çocuklar ağlamak üzereydi.
-The children were on the verge of crying.
Liisa ağlamak üzereydi.
-Liisa was on the verge of tears.
- the verge of
- eşiğinde ve
Related Terms
English - English
Definition of on the verge of in English English dictionary
- (ALSO to the verge of): If you are on the verge of something or come to the verge of something, you are very near to experiencing it: "On the verge of collapse/success/tears/death/disaster/war"; "Her husband's violent and abusive behaviour drove her to the verge of despair."
- on the edge of, upon the threshold of, very near to
- on the verge
- Very near or close
Every time I thought he was on the verge of telling us, he decided to say something else instead.
Related Terms
on the verge of
Turkish pronunciation
ôn dhi vırc ıvPronunciation
/ˈôn ᴛʜē ˈvərʤ əv/ /ˈɔːn ðiː ˈvɜrʤ əv/
Etymology
[ 'on, 'än ] (preposition.) before 12th century. Middle English an, on, preposition & adverb, from Old English; akin to Old High German ana on, Greek ana up, on.Resimler
Videos
... was $1.80, $1.86. Why is that? Because the economy was on the verge of collapse, because ...
History
Favorites