verge on

English - Turkish

Definition of verge on in English Turkish dictionary

kaçmak

yaklaşmak

doğru gitmek

çalmak

doğru git

çalmak (renk)

sınırında olmak

meyletmek

English - English

Definition of verge on in English English dictionary

To approach or come close to something; to border or be on the edge of something

It was verging on dusk, and the clock had already given warning of the hour to dress for dinner, when little Adèle, who knelt by me in the drawing-room window-seat, suddenly exclaimed.

If someone or something verges on a particular state or quality, they are almost the same as that state or quality. a fury that verged on madness

Turkish pronunciation

vırc ôn

Pronunciation

/ˈvərʤ ˈôn/ /ˈvɜrʤ ˈɔːn/

Etymology

[ 'v&rj ] (noun.) 15th century. Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin virga rod, stripe.