converge

[ kuhn-vurj ]

verb (used without object)

, con·verged, con·verg·ing.

1. to tend to meet in a point or line; incline toward each other, as lines that are not parallel.

   Synonyms: focus, approach

2. to tend to a common result, conclusion, etc.
3. Mathematics.
   1. (of a sequence) to have values eventually arbitrarily close to some number; to have a finite limit.
   2. (of an infinite series) to have a finite sum; to have a sequence of partial sums that converges.
   3. (of an improper integral) to have a finite value.
   4. (of a net) to be residually in every neighborhood of some point.

verb (used with object)

, con·verged, con·verg·ing.

1. to cause to converge.

converge

/ kənˈvɜːdʒ /

verb

1. to move or cause to move towards the same point

   crowds converged on the city

2. to meet or cause to meet; join
3. intr (of opinions, effects, etc) to tend towards a common conclusion or result
4. intr maths (of an infinite series or sequence) to approach a finite limit as the number of terms increases
5. intr (of animals and plants during evolutionary development) to undergo convergence

converge

/ kən-vûrj′ /

1. To tend toward or approach an intersecting point.
2. In calculus, to approach a limit.

Other Words From

• noncon·verging adjective
• recon·verge verb (used without object) reconverged reconverging
• uncon·verged adjective
• uncon·verging adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of converge¹

First recorded in 1685–95, converge is from the Late Latin word convergere to incline together. See con-, verge ²

Word History and Origins

Origin of converge¹

C17: from Late Latin convergere, from Latin com- together + vergere to incline

Example Sentences

They came from all over the city, by the thousands, to converge on the square.

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Three police officials from three different cities converge to solve the case.

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Teams from across the globe converge on the host nation in something of an unarmed, athletic Crusade.

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Where the two worldviews converge is that power comes from the individual.

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Why, then, did over 90 world leaders converge on South Africa last week?

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The elements of the latter are conscious of themselves as belonging together, because their interests converge at one point.

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Two tall Zulus were stalking along a path which should converge with ours a little way ahead.

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It may also happen that the patient does not converge sufficiently, merely because accommodation is absent.

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Rays may diverge, that is, spread out; converge, or point toward each other; or they may be parallel with each other.

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The flashes and the shots increased in rapidity, and then both seemed to converge rapidly towards a common centre.

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Related Words

• assemble
• concentrate
• mingle