converge

American  

[kuhn-vurj] / kənˈvɜrdʒ /

verb (used without object)

converged, converging

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.

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verb (used with object)

converged, converging

1. to cause to converge.

converge British  

/ 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

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converge Scientific  

/ kən-vûrj′ /

1. To tend toward or approach an intersecting point.

2. In calculus, to approach a limit.

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Other Word Forms

• nonconverging adjective
• reconverge verb (used without object)
• unconverged adjective
• unconverging adjective

Etymology

Origin of converge

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

Example Sentences

Thousands of people are expected to converge in downtown L.A. as this year’s Los Angeles Auto Show wraps up on Sunday.

From Los Angeles Times

The beams travel through a series of aligned parts before converging into two narrow streams that enter a sealed container.

From Science Daily

And like Musk, Bezos is now talking about how AI and space are converging.

From The Wall Street Journal

One kid kicked a football, commencing a mad scramble as a group of friends converged on the object of their delight.

From Los Angeles Times

She converged her fingers to a point, wrists bent slightly, so that her hands formed two “beaks.”

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• assemble
• concentrate
• mingle