[vəːdʒ], (Noun)

Definitions:
- an edge or border
(e.g: they came down to the verge of the lake)

- an extreme limit beyond which something specified will happen
(e.g: I was on the verge of tears)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English: via Old French from Latin virga ‘rod’. The current verb sense dates from the late 18th century

[vəːdʒ], (Verb)

Definitions:
- be very close or similar to
(e.g: despair verging on the suicidal)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English: via Old French from Latin virga ‘rod’. The current verb sense dates from the late 18th century

[vəːdʒ], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a wand or rod carried before a bishop or dean as an emblem of office


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin virga ‘rod’

[vəːdʒ], (Verb)

Definitions:
- incline in a certain direction or towards a particular state
(e.g: his style verged into the art nouveau school)


Phrases:

Origin:
early 17th century (in the sense ‘descend to the horizon’): from Latin vergere ‘to bend, incline’