on the verge of

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on the verge of

preposition

  1. Almost at the beginning of. He was finally on the verge of success.

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prep almost at the beginning of an object

Española punto de, al borde de
Deutschkurz vor, am Rande des

prep almost at the beginning of doing sth.

Portuguêsa ponto de, prestes a
Françaissur le point de
Deutschkurz davor zu, im Begriff sein zu

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"on the verge of." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/on%20the%20verge%20of. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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on the verge of. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/on%20the%20verge%20of

Chicago

"on the verge of." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/on%20the%20verge%20of.

BibTeX
@misc{on_the_verge_of_2026,
  title = {on the verge of},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/on%20the%20verge%20of},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}