edge

B1 Topic:General Vocabulary

US /ed͡ʒ/ UK /ɛd͡ʒ/ See IPA manual

Freq #2260

Meanings

1

noun
The outer line or border where something ends.

She sat on the edge of the bed.
2

noun
The thin, sharp cutting side of a blade or tool.

Be careful, the edge of this knife is very sharp.
3

noun
A small advantage over a competitor.

Their new design gave the company an edge over its rivals.
4

verb
To move slowly and carefully, little by little.

He edged towards the door, trying not to wake anyone.
5

verb
To put a border or edge along the side of something.

She edged the tablecloth with lace.

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Synonyms

3 noun · a small advantage over a... advantage gain

4 verb · to move slowly and... inch

5 verb · to put a border or edge... border

Word family

Forms edgededgesedging

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Phrases (1)

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edge enhancement
image processing that makes boundaries between areas appear more distinct

Noun + noun

Idioms (4)

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cutting edge
the most advanced stage of development; state-of-the-art
rough edges
small flaws that remain without seriously reducing the overall quality
bleeding edge
the very newest and most experimental technology, so new it may be unstable or unreliable
edge case
an unusual or extreme scenario that lies outside the normal inputs, often where software fails

Etymology

From Middle English egge, from Old English eċġ, from Proto-West Germanic *aggju, from Proto-Germanic *agjō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (“sharp”). See also Dutch egge, German Ecke, Swedish egg, Norwegian egg; also Welsh hogi (“to sharpen, hone”), Latin aciēs (“sharp”), acus (“needle”), Latvian ašs, ass (“sharp”), Ancient Greek ἀκίς (akís, “needle”), ἀκμή (akmḗ, “point”), and Persian آس (âs, “grinding stone”)).

*h₂eḱ- Proto-Indo-European egge Middle English eċġ Old English *aggju Proto-West Germanic *agjō Proto-Germanic

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General Vocabulary

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# edge

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** /ed͡ʒ/
**IPA (UK):** /ɛd͡ʒ/
**Frequency rank:** 2260

## Meanings
1. The outer line or border where something ends.
2. The thin, sharp cutting side of a blade or tool.
3. A small advantage over a competitor.
4. To move slowly and carefully, little by little.
5. To put a border or edge along the side of something.

## Examples
- She sat on the edge of the bed.
- Be careful, the edge of this knife is very sharp.
- Their new design gave the company an edge over its rivals.
- He edged towards the door, trying not to wake anyone.
- She edged the tablecloth with lace.

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *h₂eḱ-
- Root: egge
- Root: eċġ
- Root: *aggju
- Root: *agjō

## Etymology
From Middle English egge, from Old English eċġ, from Proto-West Germanic *aggju, from Proto-Germanic *agjō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (“sharp”). See also Dutch egge, German Ecke, Swedish egg, Norwegian egg; also Welsh hogi (“to sharpen, hone”), Latin aciēs (“sharp”), acus (“needle”), Latvian ašs, ass (“sharp”), Ancient Greek ἀκίς (akís, “needle”), ἀκμή (akmḗ, “point”), and Persian آس (âs, “grinding stone”)).

## AI Etymology
Edge comes from Middle English egge, from Old English eċġ, from Proto-West Germanic *aggju, from Proto-Germanic *agjō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (“sharp”). See also Dutch egge, German Ecke, Swedish egg, Norwegian egg; also Welsh hogi (“to sharpen, hone”), Latin aciēs (“sharp”), acus (“needle”), Latvian ašs, ass (“sharp”), Ancient Greek ἀκίς (akís, “needle”), ἀκμή (akmḗ, “point”), and Persian آس (âs, “grinding stone”)).

## Topics
- General Vocabulary

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