Verge-to

verb (used without object), verged, verging.
1.
to incline; tend (usually followed by to or toward):
The economy verges toward inflation.
2.
to slope or sink.
noun
1.
an edge or rim; margin
2.
a limit beyond which something occurs; brink: on the verge of ecstasy
3.
(Brit) a grass border along a road
4.
an enclosing line, belt, or strip
5.
(architect) the edge of the roof tiles projecting over a gable
6.
(architect) the shaft of a classical column
7.
an enclosed space
8.
(horology) the spindle of a balance wheel in a vertical escapement, found only in very early clocks
9.
(English legal history)

the area encompassing the royal court that is subject to the jurisdiction of the Lord High Steward
a rod or wand carried as a symbol of office or emblem of authority, as in the Church
a rod held by a person swearing fealty to his lord on becoming a tenant, esp of copyhold land

verb
10.
(intransitive) foll by on. to be near (to): to verge on chaos
11.
when intr, sometimes foll by on. to serve as the edge of (something): this narrow strip verges the road
verb
1.
(intransitive; foll by to or towards) to move or incline in a certain direction

verge (vûrj)
n.
The extreme edge or margin; a border.
In addition to the idiom beginning with verge