"on the point of" meaning in English

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Preposition

Audio: En-au-on the point of.ogg
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  1. (idiomatic) Very near to; ready to; just about to; such that something is imminent. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: at the point of, upon the point of Related terms: on the verge, on the brink Translations (very near to): عَلَى وَشٰك (ʕalā wašāk) (Arabic), سنة و (sena we) [Egyptian-Arabic] (Arabic), -pisteessä (Finnish), whano (Maori), hono (Maori), на гра́ни (na gráni) (Russian), an impis (Scottish Gaelic)

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