On the verge of doing Meaning in English

expression

US

ON the VERJ uhv DOO-ing

UK

on the VURJ ov DOO-ing

परिभाषा

Used to say that someone is about to do something or that something is very close to happening.

उपयोग और बारीकियां

This phrase is mostly used in slightly formal or narrative contexts. Common collocations: "on the verge of tears," "on the verge of collapse," "on the verge of success." It doesn't indicate the action has happened yet; it's still about to.

• Spanish: a punto de (hacer) - al borde de (hacer)
• Portuguese (BR): prestes a (fazer) - à beira de (fazer)
• Portuguese (PT): prestes a (fazer) - à beira de (fazer)
• Chinese (Simplified): 快要（做） - 即将（做）
• Chinese (Traditional): 快要（做） - 即將（做）
• Hindi: करने ही वाला (hona) - होने के कगार पर
• Arabic: على وشك (أن يفعل)
• Bengali: করার মুখে - করতে যাচ্ছিল
• Russian: собирался сделать - был на грани сделать
• Japanese: 〜しそうになる - 〜する寸前
• Vietnamese: sắp làm - gần như làm
• Korean: 막 하려던 참이다 - 하려고 하는 순간
• Turkish: yapmak üzere - yapmak üzere olmak
• Urdu: کرنے ہی والا - کرنے کے قریب
• Indonesian: hampir melakukan - di ambang melakukan

उदाहरण वाक्य

She was on the verge of doing something amazing.

basic

He was on the verge of doing his homework when the phone rang.

basic

I’m on the verge of doing something new.

basic

She looked like she was on the verge of doing something she’d regret.

natural

We were on the verge of doing something crazy just for fun.

natural

He’s always on the verge of doing something new, but never actually does.

natural