brink

/bɹɪŋk/

noun 2name 1

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

very

VERB + BRINK

be (poised) on, hover on, stand on, teeter on

The company was teetering on the brink of bankruptcy before the new investor arrived.

bring sb to | fight/pull back from

bring/pull sb/sth back from

The doctor's quick action pulled the patient back from the brink of death.

PREP

~ of

The company was on the brink of collapse when the new investors finally arrived.

Definitions

noun

The edge, margin, or border of a steep place, as of a precipice; a bank or edge.

the brink of a river

And the appearance of it much comforted us, especially seeing so goodly a land, and wooded to the brink of the sea.

The edge or border.

the brink of success

As South Korea heads to the polls, can Lee Jae-myung bring the country back from the brink? [title]

name

A surname.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — the limit beyond which something happens or changes

verge

noun — a region marking a boundary

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

the brink of a river

Wiktionary

And the appearance of it much comforted us, especially seeing so goodly a land, and wooded to the brink of the sea.

Wiktionary

the brink of success

Wiktionary

When we were on the brink of starvation, they saved our lives.

Tatoeba · #22594

The man was on the brink of death.

Tatoeba · #45314

In 1939, as in 1914, the world was on the brink of war.

Tatoeba · #73290

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, brink is marked as figuratively. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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