Definition von edge

Häufigkeit

edge

(edʒ )

Wortformen:plural, 3rd person singular present tense edges , present participle edging , past tense, past participle edged

1. zählbares Substantiv

The edge of something is the place or line where it stops, or the part of it that is furthest from the middle.

We were on a hill, right on the edge of town. [+ of]

She was standing at the water's edge.

Daniel stepped in front of her desk and sat down on its edge.

Synonyme:border, side, line, limit Weitere Synonyme von edge

2. zählbares Substantiv

The edge of something sharp such as a knife or an axe is its sharp or narrow side.

...the sharp edge of the sword. [+ of]

3. Verb

If someone or something edges somewhere, they move very slowly in that direction.

He edged closer to the phone, ready to grab it. [VERB preposition/adverb]

He is edging ahead in the opinion polls. [VERB preposition/adverb]

Synonyme:inch, ease, creep, worm Weitere Synonyme von edge

4. Singular

The edge of something, especially something bad, is the point at which it may start to happen.

They have driven the rhino to the edge of extinction. [+ of]

She was on the edge of tears.

Synonyme:verge, point, brink, threshold Weitere Synonyme von edge

5. Singular

If someone or something has an edge, they have an advantage that makes them stronger or more likely to be successful than another thing or person.

The three days France have to prepare could give them the edge over England. [+ over]

Through superior production techniques they were able to gain the competitive edge.

Synonyme:advantage, lead, dominance, superiority Weitere Synonyme von edge

6. Singular

If you say that someone or something has an edge, you mean that they have a powerful quality.

Featuring new bands gives the show an edge.

Greene's stories had an edge of realism. [+ of]

Synonyme:power, interest, force, bite Weitere Synonyme von edge

7. Singular

If someone's voice has an edge to it, it has a sharp, bitter, or emotional quality.

But underneath the humour is an edge of bitterness. [+ of]

There was a nervous edge to his voice.

[Also + to]

Synonyme:sharpness, point, sting, urgency Weitere Synonyme von edge

8. See also cutting edge, knife-edge, leading edge

on edge

10.

on the edge of one's seat

11.

rough edges

12.

take the edge off

13. to set your teeth on edge

Partikelverben:

edge out

Weitere Synonyme von edge

Video: pronunciation of 'edge'

Häufigkeit

edge in American

(ɛdʒ ; ej)

Substantiv

the thin, sharp, cutting part of a blade

the quality of being sharp or keen

the projecting ledge or brink, as of a cliff

the part farthest from the middle; line where something begins or ends; border, or part nearest the border; margin

the verge or brink, as of a condition

an intense, harsh, or irritable quality

his voice had a distinct edge

7. Geometry

a line or line segment at which two plane surfaces meet

8. US, Informal

advantage

you have an edge on me

9. Informal

the quality of being edgy (sense 4)

Verb transitivWortformen:edged or ˈedging

10.

to form or put an edge on; provide an edge for

to trim the edge of

11.

to make (one's way) sideways, as through a crowd

12.

to move gradually or cautiously

13. Informal

to defeat in a contest by a narrow margin

often with out

14. US, Skiing

to tilt (a ski) so that one edge bites into the snow, as in traversing a slope

Verb intransitiv

15.

to move sideways

16.

to move gradually or cautiously

to edge away from danger

SIMILAR WORDS: ˈborder

Redewendungen:

on edge

set someone's teeth on edge

take the edge off

Abgeleitete Formen

edger (ˈedger)

Substantiv

Wortherkunft von edge

ME egge < OE ecg, akin to ON egg, Ger ecke, corner < IE base *ak-, sharp: see acid

Häufigkeit

edge in British

(ɛdʒ )

Substantiv

the border, brim, or margin of a surface, object, etc

a brink or verge

the edge of a cliff

the edge of a breakthrough

3. mathematics

a line along which two faces or surfaces of a solid meet

a line joining two vertices of a graph

the sharp cutting side of a blade

keenness, sharpness, or urgency

the walk gave an edge to his appetite

force, effectiveness, or incisiveness

the performance lacked edge

7. dialect

a cliff, ridge, or hillside

b. (capital)

(in place names)

Hade Edge

8. have the edge on

9. on edge

10. set someone's teeth on edge

Verb

11. (transitive)

to provide an edge or border for

12. (transitive)

to shape or trim (the edge or border of something), as with a knife or scissors

to edge a pie

13.

to push (one's way, someone, something, etc) gradually, esp edgeways

14. (transitive) cricket

to hit (a bowled ball) with the edge of the bat

15. (transitive)

to tilt (a ski) sideways so that one edge digs into the snow

16. (transitive)

to sharpen (a knife, etc)

Abgeleitete Formen

edgeless (ˈedgeless)

Adjektiv

edger (ˈedger)

Substantiv

Wortherkunft von edge

Old English ecg; related to Old Norse egg, Old High German ecka edge, Latin aciēs sharpness, Greek akis point

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