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verge noun

  /vɜːd͡ʒ/ , /vɝd͡ʒ/
  • An edge or border.
 грани́ца, грань, край, рубе́ж
  • (figuratively) An extreme limit beyond which something specific will happen.
 грань
  • A rod or staff of office, e.g. of a verger.
 жезл, по́сох
  • (UK, Western Australia, New Zealand) The grassy area between the footpath and the street; a tree lawn; a grassed strip running alongside either side of an outback road.
 обо́чина

verge verb

  /vɜːd͡ʒ/ , /vɝd͡ʒ/
  • (intransitive) To be or come very close; to border; to approach.
 [[грани́чить]] с
on the verge of
на гра́ни
verge on
грани́чить
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