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verges on

verges on is the third-person singular simple present indicative of verge on.

Meaning of verge on

Verb

verge on (third-person singular simple present verges on, present participle verging on, simple past and past participle verged on)

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To approach or come close to something; to border or be on the edge of something.
    • His actions verge on insanity, making everyone nervous.

Questions about verges on

What is verges on the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Verges on is the third-person singular simple present indicative of verge on.

Words near verges on in the dictionary

  1. vergership
  2. vergerships
  3. vergery
  4. verges
  5. Verges Creek
  6. verges on
  7. vergescu
  8. Vergeses
  9. vergeth
  10. vergette
  11. vergettes

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Adapted from Wiktionary: verges on (page history and authors); verge on (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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