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How to pronounce “verge

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Pronunciation guide for verge

Learning goal
Practice the English pronunciation of verge with real speech in context.
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8 YouTube examples
Real speech example
Cast of Broadway’s The Kite Runneron the verge of war, where two childhood friends
Definition summary
A rod or staff of office, e.g. of a verger.

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How to pronounce verge

Cast of Broadway’s The Kite Runner

on the verge of war, where two childhood friends

Example Sentences

A Deep Dive Into “verge

Meaning

  • [Noun]
  • A rod or staff of office, e.g. of a verger.
  • An edge or border.
  • (obsolete) The phallus.
  • An old measure of land: a virgate or yardland.
  • A circumference; a circle; a ring.
  • (architecture) The shaft of a column, or a small ornamental shaft.[1]
  • (architecture) The eaves or edge of the roof that projects over the gable of a roof.
  • (horology) The spindle of a watch balance, especially one with pallets, as in the old vertical escapement.
  • [Verb]
  • (intransitive) To be or come very close; to border; to approach.
  • To bend or incline; to tend downward; to slope.

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