verge on in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for verge on in the English»Spanish Dictionary

verge [Am vərdʒ, Brit vəːdʒ] N

I.on [Am ɑn, ɔn, Brit ɒn] PREP on often appears as the second element of certain verb structures in English (count on, lay on, sign on, etc). For translations, see the relevant verb entry (count, lay, sign, etc).

II.on [Am ɑn, ɔn, Brit ɒn] ADV

III.on [Am ɑn, ɔn, Brit ɒn] ADJ

See also put on, have on, go on, come on, bring on

I.put on VB [Am pʊt -, Brit pʊt -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

II.put on VB [Am pʊt -, Brit pʊt -] (v + o + adv)

I.have on VB [Am hæv, həv, (ə)v -, Brit hav -] (v + o + adv, v + o + prep + o) (put on)

II.have on VB [Am hæv, həv, (ə)v -, Brit hav -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o) (be wearing)

III.have on VB [Am hæv, həv, (ə)v -, Brit hav -] (v + o + adv) Brit

IV.have on VB [Am hæv, həv, (ə)v -, Brit hav -] (v + o + adv)

I.go on VB [Am ɡoʊ -, Brit ɡəʊ -] (v + adv)

3. go on (last, continue):

to go on -ing
¡venga! Spain
¡venga ya! Spain

II.go on VB [Am ɡoʊ -, Brit ɡəʊ -] (v + prep + o)

come on VB [Am kəm -, Brit kʌm -] (v + adv)

I.bring on VB [Am brɪŋ -, Brit brɪŋ -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

II.bring on VB [Am brɪŋ -, Brit brɪŋ -] (v + o + prep + o) (cause to befall)

verge on in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for verge on in the English»Spanish Dictionary

verge [vɜ:dʒ, Am vɜ:rdʒ] N

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
Petty law is such that its upper reaches verge on the realm of actual law.
calgaryherald.com
Realism is all very well but when storylines verge on the nasty and gratuitous, a writer should take care.
www.telegraph.co.uk
The colour is what makes this great - in a less arresting hue it might verge on boring.
www.stuff.co.nz
These proposals almost verge on becoming a comprehensive plan for aboriginal education, in 18 chapters on 47 dense pages.
www.theglobeandmail.com
His remarkable humility, which could verge on embarrassment when praise was heaped on him, seemed undoubtedly of this place.
news.nationalpost.com
So comfortable were the two leaders in their relationship, their jokes could verge on the risque.
www.themalaymailonline.com
Other drawbacks of having a chef partner are less serious -- and at times verge on the comical.
montrealgazette.com
The dialogue feels carefully scripted so as not to verge on sheer objectification.
business.financialpost.com
I could hear the woman in the white van which ended up on a verge on the other side of the road was screaming.
www.nzherald.co.nz
The impact knocked him unconscious, with his car straying towards the grass verge on the inside of turn four.
en.wikipedia.org

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