on the verge of

English - Turkish

Definition of on the verge of in English Turkish dictionary

eşiğinde

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

Onun işinin iflasın eşiğinde olduğunu duyuyorum. - I hear his business is on the verge of ruin.

üzere

O, tam uyumak üzereydi. - He was just on the verge of going to sleep.

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

the verge of

eşiğinde ve

English - English

Definition of on the verge of in English English dictionary: (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
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.

on the verge of

Turkish pronunciation

ôn dhi vırc ıv

Pronunciation

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

Etymology

[ '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.