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Từ điển WordNet v3.1 - WordNet Dictionary

noun

1. a region marking a boundary (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
threshold, verge
• Derivationally related forms:
verge (for: verge)
• Hypernyms:
boundary, edge, bound
2. the edge of a steep place
• Hypernyms:
edge, border
3. the limit beyond which something happens or changes
- on the verge of tears
- on the brink of bankruptcy
• Syn:
verge
• Derivationally related forms:
verge (for: verge)
• Hypernyms:
limit, bound, boundary

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  verge, threshold