🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Grasstreifen

Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ˈɡʁasˌʃtʁaɪ̯fn̩/

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Verge/vɜːrdʒ/
nounverbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #8500 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Das Auto hielt auf dem grünen Grasstreifen an."

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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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Old French verge (meaning rod, stick, or boundary marker), originating from the Latin virga. Over time, the meaning evolved from a physical measuring rod or staff of office to denote a boundary, edge, or the extreme limit of something.

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