converge

[kuhn-vurj]

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.

verb (used with object)

converged, converging 

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

1. To tend toward or approach an intersecting point.

2. In calculus, to approach a limit.

Other Word Forms

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

But those who converged in central London on the Unite the Kingdom march to hear Tommy Robinson weren't exactly waving their flags to symbolise support for Labour.

From BBC

He said that Izz al-Din al-Haddad, the group's military commander, has ordered all available fighters across the Strip to converge on the city, telling them to prepare for a "final, decisive battle".

From BBC

According to flight tracking site Flightradar24, the two planes were flying parallel to each other 8 miles apart, and were on paths on which they could have converged 11 miles apart,

From BBC

It is a logistics hub where international trade routes converge.

From BBC

In the 1980s and 1990s, skinheads converged on Main Street throwing Nazi salutes and intimidating people of color.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• assemble 
• concentrate 
• mingle