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🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

길가 풀밭

Pronunciation / Transliteration: gilga pulbat

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Verge/vɜːrdʒ/
nounverbCEFR C1 (Advanced)Top #4500 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"그들은 풀이 우거진 길가에 차를 세웠다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    An edge or border, especially the strip of grass bordering a road or path.

    "They parked the car safely on the grassy verge while fixing the flat tire."
As verb
  1. 1

    To approach or come close to being a particular state or condition.

    "His comments on the management's decision verged on insubordination."
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Synonyms (3)
Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Middle English and Old French verge, coming from the Latin virga meaning 'rod' or 'twig'. Historically used to denote a rod or staff of office, its meaning evolved through the concept of a boundary or limit marked by a rod, eventually extending to the edge or margin of a piece of land.

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