on the verge of

Englisch - Türkisch

Definition von on the verge of im Englisch Türkisch wörterbuch

eşiğinde

Zavallı kedi açlıktan ölmenin eşiğindeydi. - The poor cat was on the verge of starvation.

Tom açlığın eşiğindeydi. - Tom was on the verge of starvation.

üzere

Çocuklar ağlamak üzereydi. - The children were on the verge of crying.

Liisa ağlamak üzereydi. - Liisa was on the verge of tears.

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the verge of

eşiğinde ve

Englisch - Englisch

Definition von on the verge of im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

(ALSO to the verge of): If you are on the verge of something or come to the verge of something, you are very near to experiencing it: "On the verge of collapse/success/tears/death/disaster/war"; "Her husband's violent and abusive behaviour drove her to the verge of despair."

on the edge of, upon the threshold of, very near to

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on the verge

Very near or close

Every time I thought he was on the verge of telling us, he decided to say something else instead.

Türkische aussprache

ôn dhi vırc ıv

Aussprache

/ˈôn ᴛʜē ˈvərʤ əv/ /ˈɔːn ðiː ˈvɜrʤ əv/

Etymologie

[ 'on, 'än ] (preposition.) before 12th century. Middle English an, on, preposition & adverb, from Old English; akin to Old High German ana on, Greek ana up, on.

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