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View usage for: (kənvɜːʳdʒ) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense converges, present participle converging, past tense, past participle converged1. verbIf people or vehicles converge on a place, they move towards it from different directions. Competitors from more than a hundred countries have converged on Sheffield for theGames. [VERB + on] Hundreds of coaches will converge on the capital. [VERB on noun] 2. verbIf roads or lines converge, they meet or join at a particular place. [formal] As they flow south, the five rivers converge. [VERB] Synonyms: come together, meet, join, combine More Synonyms of converge 3. verbIf different ideas or societies converge, they stop being different and become similar to each other. Film tastes on the two sides of the Atlantic seem to have converged. [VERB] The views of householders converged and created a new consensus. [VERB + with] converge in British English (kənˈvɜːdʒ) verb1. to move or cause to move towards the same point crowds converged on the city 2. to meet or cause to meet; join 3. (intransitive) (of opinions, effects, etc) to tend towards a common conclusion or result 4. (intransitive) mathematics (of an infinite series or sequence) to approach a finite limit as the number of terms increases 5. (intransitive) (of animals and plants during evolutionary development) to undergo convergence Word origin C17: from Late Latin convergere, from Latin com- together + vergere to incline converge in American English (kənˈvɜrdʒ) verb intransitiveWord forms: conˈverged or conˈverging1. to come together or tend to come together at a point 2. to move or be directed toward each other or toward the same place, purpose, or result 3. to approach a definite limit, as the sum of certain infinite series of numbers (Ex: 1 + 1⁄2 + 1⁄4 + 1⁄8 + 1⁄16 + 1⁄32 . . . = 2) Word origin LL convergere < L com-, together + vergere, to bend: see verge 2Examples of 'converge' in a sentenceconverge In other languagesconverge British English: converge VERBto converge on sth If people or vehicles converge on a place, they move towards it from different directions. Hundreds of tractors will converge on the capital. - American English: converge
- Brazilian Portuguese: convergir
- Chinese: 聚集人或车辆等
- European Spanish: converger
- French: converger
- German: zusammenkommen
- Italian: convergere
- Japanese: 合流する
- Korean: 한데 모이다
- European Portuguese: convergir
- Latin American Spanish: converger
Definition (of opinions or effects) to move towards a shared conclusion or result As they flow south, the five rivers converge. phrasal verbSee converge on somethingAdditional synonymsDefinition to form a chemical compound Combine the flour with water to make a paste.Her tale combines a strong storyline with sly humour. Synonyms amalgamate, marry, mix, bond, bind, compound, blend, incorporate, integrate, merge, put together, fuse, synthesize Definition to come or bring together In the evenings, we gathered round the fire and talked. Synonyms congregate, assemble, get together, collect, group, meet, mass, rally, flock, come together, muster, convene, converge, rendezvous, foregather Definition (of roads or lines) to cross (each other) The centre of the city is intersected by the main waterways. Synonyms cross, meet, cut, divide, cut across, bisect, crisscross |