Thesaurus / verge on
FEEDBACK- abut
- adjoin
- come near
- approach
- be like
- be similar to
- compare
- connect
- contact
- echo
- impinge
- join
- lie near
- lie next to
- march
- match
- near
- neighbor
- parallel
- resemble
- touch
- meet
- reach
- abut
- adjoin
- bound
- butt
- communicate
- conjoin
- extend
- fringe
- hem
- line
- march
- neighbor
- parallel
- rim
- skirt
- be adjacent to
- be at hand
- be close to
- be contiguous to
- lie beside
- lie near
- lie next to
- open into
- trench on
- bear
- contribute
- favor
- go
- gravitate
- influence
- lean
- turn
- aim
- bend
- conduce
- dispose
- drift
- head
- impel
- incline
- lead
- look
- move
- point
- redound
- trend
- be biased
- be conducive
- be disposed
- be inclined
- be in the habit of
- be liable
- be predisposed
- be prejudiced
- have an inclination
- have a tendency
- make for
- move toward
- result in
- serve to
- approach
- come to
- amount
- equal
- match
- meet
- parallel
- rival
- tie
- be a match for
- be in the same league
- be on a par
- come near
- come up to
- hold a candle to
- measure up
- partake of
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How to use verge on in a sentence
Late into the night they lingered on the veranda, and he found himself on the verge of confessing all to her.
THE HOMESTEADEROSCAR MICHEAUXI drew back from the rim of Writing-On-the-Stone, that set of whispered phrases echoing in my ears.
RAW GOLDBERTRAND W. SINCLAIRIt was still in the verge of possibility that his son might seek his father in that dismal chamber.
THE PASTOR'S FIRE-SIDE VOL. 3 OF 4JANE PORTERA coward by nature, he had been on the verge of a nervous breakdown before the trial, thinking of what might happen.
THE HOMESTEADEROSCAR MICHEAUXThis mine is situated in low ground near the verge of the stream, and was at first only worked for gold.
LIFE OF RICHARD TREVITHICK, VOLUME II (OF 2)FRANCIS TREVITHICKKingston-on-Thames is still provincial in appearance, though now the centre of a great growth of modern suburbs.
THE PORTSMOUTH ROAD AND ITS TRIBUTARIESCHARLES G. HARPERBesides the districts mentioned, tobacco is grown largely in that of Frankfort-on-the Oder.
TOBACCO; ITS HISTORY, VARIETIES, CULTURE, MANUFACTURE AND COMMERCEE. R. BILLINGS.Madame Malmaison had always been a little proud of the beauty and grace and sweetness of her fitter-on.
THE WEIGHT OF THE CROWNFRED M. WHITEThe road we followedPg 134 closely skirts the coast for a great part of the distance, running at times on the verge of the ocean.
BRITISH HIGHWAYS AND BYWAYS FROM A MOTOR CARTHOMAS D. MURPHYThe castle stands on the verge of a precipitous rock and its outer walls are continuous with those of the town.
BRITISH HIGHWAYS AND BYWAYS FROM A MOTOR CARTHOMAS D. MURPHYWORDS RELATED TO VERGE ON
- aim
- be biased
- be conducive
- be disposed
- be in the habit of
- be inclined
- be liable
- be predisposed
- be prejudiced
- bear
- bend
- conduce
- contribute
- dispose
- drift
- favor
- go
- gravitate
- have a tendency
- have an inclination
- head
- impel
- incline
- influence
- lead
- lean
- look
- make for
- move
- move toward
- point
- redound
- result in
- serve to
- trend
- turn
- verge on
- aims
- be biases
- be disposes
- be inclines
- be predisposes
- bears
- bends
- conduces
- contributes
- disposes
- drifts
- favors
- goes
- gravitates
- has a tendency
- has an inclination
- heads
- impels
- inclines
- influences
- is conducive
- is in the habit of
- is liable
- is prejudiced
- leads
- leans
- looks
- makes for
- moves
- moves toward
- points
- redounds
- results in
- serves to
- trends
- turns
- verges on
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