converge

English

Etymology

From Latin convergere, from con- (“together”) +‎ vergere (“to bend”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kənˈvɜːd͡ʒ/

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• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)dʒ

Verb

converge (third-person singular simple present converges, present participle converging, simple past and past participle converged)

1. (intransitive) (said of two or more entities) To approach each other; to get closer and closer.

   ideas converge

   • 1785, Thomas Jefferson, Notes on the State of Virginia:

     The mountains converge into a single ridge.

2. (intransitive, mathematics) (said of a sequence or series) To have a (finite, proper) limit.
3. (intransitive, computing) (said of an iterative process) To reach a stable end point.

Antonyms

• diverge

Derived terms

• convergence
• convergent
• converger

Related terms

• divergence

Translations

Anagrams

• Congreve

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔ̃.vɛʁʒ/

Verb

converge

1. inflection of converger:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /konˈvɛr.d͡ʒe/
• Rhymes: -ɛrdʒe
• Hyphenation: con‧vèr‧ge

Verb

converge

1. third-person singular present indicative of convergere

Latin

Verb

converge

1. second-person singular present active imperative of convergō

Portuguese

Verb

converge

1. inflection of convergir:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French converger, from Latin convergere.

Verb

a converge (third-person singular present converge, past participle convers) 3rd conj.

1. to converge

Conjugation

Spanish

Verb

converge

1. inflection of converger:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative
2. inflection of convergir:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative