verge on in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for verge on in the English»Bulgarian Dictionary

verge [vɜːdʒ, Am vɜːrdʒ] N

1. on (not off):

See also onto, off

onto, on to [ˈɒntʊ, ˈɒntə, Am ˈɑːntuː, ˈɑːntə] PREP

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
The colour is what makes this great - in a less arresting hue it might verge on boring.
www.stuff.co.nz
In my opinion, proceeding with this application, would verge on negligence.
news.bbc.co.uk
These proposals almost verge on becoming a comprehensive plan for aboriginal education, in 18 chapters on 47 dense pages.
www.theglobeandmail.com
Other drawbacks of having a chef partner are less serious -- and at times verge on the comical.
montrealgazette.com
His remarkable humility, which could verge on embarrassment when praise was heaped on him, seemed undoubtedly of this place.
news.nationalpost.com
Unless it's mint, ginger or pure cinnamon that have some oomph, most are subtle, and unless exceptionally high quality, verge on tasteless.
www.huffingtonpost.com
The dialogue feels carefully scripted so as not to verge on sheer objectification.
business.financialpost.com
Many species have become locally rare and others verge on extinction due to their capture for shark-fin soup.
sfbay.ca
The impact knocked him unconscious, with his car straying towards the grass verge on the inside of turn four.
en.wikipedia.org
What we don't get is respect -- and it can verge on bullying.
www.mirror.co.uk

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