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Almost at the beginning of.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- He was finally on the verge of success.
- Every time I thought he was on the verge of telling us, he decided to say something else instead.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
17 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Azerbaijani:
astanasında
— almost at the beginning of an object
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German:
kurz vor
— almost at the beginning of an object
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German:
am Rande des
— almost at the beginning of an object
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Persian:
در آستانه
(dar âstâne-ye)
— almost at the beginning of an object
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Polish:
na progu
— almost at the beginning of an object
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Spanish:
a punto de
— almost at the beginning of an object
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Spanish:
al borde de
— almost at the beginning of an object
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Swedish:
på vippen
— almost at the beginning of an object
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Azerbaijani:
üzrə
— almost at the beginning of doing sth.
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Finnish:
vähällä
— almost at the beginning of doing sth.
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Finnish:
fifth infinitive
— almost at the beginning of doing sth.
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French:
sur le point de
— almost at the beginning of doing sth.
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German:
kurz davor zu
— almost at the beginning of doing sth.
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German:
im Begriff sein zu
— almost at the beginning of doing sth.
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Polish:
na granicy
— almost at the beginning of doing sth.
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Portuguese:
a ponto de
— almost at the beginning of doing sth.
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Portuguese:
prestes a
— almost at the beginning of doing sth.
