Meaning of on the brink of | Babel Free
/ɒn ðə brɪŋk əv/Definitions
Very near, imminently approaching; ready to, about to.
Equivalents
Čeština
na pokraji
Suomi
partaalla
Français
au bord de
Polski
na skraju
Português
à beira de
Русский
на гра́ни
Examples
“on the brink of extinction”
“The old building seemed to be on the brink of collapse.”
“So in a week's time she was beginning to hearken to her mother when she spoke of incantations and charms for restoring love. She kenned it was sin, but though not seven days syne she had sat at the Lord's table, so strong is love in a young heart that she was on the very brink of it.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.