converge
Americanverb (used without object)
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to tend to meet in a point or line; incline toward each other, as lines that are not parallel.
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to tend to a common result, conclusion, etc.
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Mathematics.
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(of a sequence) to have values eventually arbitrarily close to some number; to have a finite limit.
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(of an infinite series) to have a finite sum; to have a sequence of partial sums that converges.
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(of an improper integral) to have a finite value.
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(of a net) to be residually in every neighborhood of some point.
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verb (used with object)
verb
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to move or cause to move towards the same point
crowds converged on the city
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to meet or cause to meet; join
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(intr) (of opinions, effects, etc) to tend towards a common conclusion or result
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(intr) maths (of an infinite series or sequence) to approach a finite limit as the number of terms increases
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(intr) (of animals and plants during evolutionary development) to undergo convergence
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To tend toward or approach an intersecting point.
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In calculus, to approach a limit.
Other Word Forms
Derived Forms
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unconvergedadjective
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nonconvergingadjective
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unconvergingadjective
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reconvergeverb (used without object)
Conjugated Forms
Present
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has convergedperfect 3rd person singular
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have convergedperfect
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are convergingprogressive
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have been convergingperfect progressive
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am convergingprogressive 1st person singular
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is convergingprogressive 3rd person singular
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has been convergingperfect progressive 3rd person singular
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convergingparticiple
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convergessingular 3rd person
Past
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had convergedperfect
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was convergingprogressive singular
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convergedsimple
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had been convergingperfect progressive
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convergedparticiple
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were convergingprogressive plural
Future
Etymology
Origin of converge
First recorded in 1685–95, converge is from the Late Latin word convergere to incline together. See con-, verge 2
Explanation
Use the verb converge to describe something that comes together at a common point: “Thousands of Elvis fans plan to converge on the small Arkansas town where unconfirmed sightings of the deceased superstar eating at a local barbeque restaurant had been widely reported.” Two roads, a roomful of politicians, or a group of rabid fans — when things come together from different points they converge. Converge traces back to the Latin word vergere, meaning “to bend or to turn." The prefix con- means "with," a good way to remember that things that converge come together. Don't confuse it with diverge, which means the opposite: "move away," because the prefix “dis-” means “apart.”
Vocabulary lists containing converge
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Example Sentences
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The IMF’s 2024 Global Financial Stability Report identified a deeper structural risk: When most market participants use similar AI models and data, their strategies converge.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026
This detailed approach gave scientists a cell by cell view of how different mutations influence gene regulation and where those pathways eventually converge.
From Science Daily • May 21, 2026
Doku and two team-mates converge around Chelsea's Moises Caicedo.
From BBC • May 16, 2026
Shares of Hyperliquid Strategies have surged this month, amid expectations for the crypto world and traditional financial assets to increasingly converge on the Hyperliquid blockchain.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026
Come to the crossroads, to the crossroads come / Where the powers converge and become one.
From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
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