"on the point of" meaning in English

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        "Very near to; ready to; just about to; such that something is imminent."
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        "(idiomatic) Very near to; ready to; just about to; such that something is imminent."
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          "word": "on the verge"
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          "word": "on the brink"
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          "word": "at the point of"
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          "word": "upon the point of"
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          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "ʕalā wašāk",
          "sense": "very near to",
          "word": "عَلَى وَشٰك"
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          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "very near to",
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          "code": "fi",
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          "sense": "very near to"
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          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "very near to",
          "word": "whano"
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          "sense": "very near to",
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          "roman": "na gráni",
          "sense": "very near to",
          "word": "на гра́ни"
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      "roman": "ʕalā wašāk",
      "sense": "very near to",
      "word": "عَلَى وَشٰك"
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      "sense": "very near to",
      "word": "whano"
    },
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      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "very near to",
      "word": "hono"
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      "roman": "na gráni",
      "sense": "very near to",
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      "sense": "very near to",
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