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converge

1 of 1verb
/kən.ˈvɜrʤ/
Forms:converges,converging,converged,converged
1

move or draw together at a certain location

  • The parade spectators began to converge on the main square to witness the festivities.
  • Commuters converged at the train station during rush hour, eager to board their respective trains.
  • Protesters from different parts of the city converged on the central square to voice their concerns.
  • Fans of the band started to converge on the concert venue hours before the show, forming a lively crowd.
  • The participants in the charity run will converge at the starting line before embarking on the race.
Antonyms:
diverge
2

(of roads, paths, lines, etc.) to lead toward a point that connects them

  • The two highways converge at the city center.
  • The hiking trails converge near the mountain peak.
  • In the bustling downtown area, several streets converge at a central square.
  • The walking paths in the park converge at a beautiful gazebo, providing a focal point for visitors.
  • The biking trails converge near the waterfront, offering cyclists scenic routes along the river.
Synonyms:
intersectmeetdecussatecross
Antonyms:
diverge
3

to combine or merge to create a unified or cohesive result

  • In filmmaking, the director's vision and the cinematographer's expertise converge to produce a visually stunning movie.
  • The interdisciplinary research project sought to converge insights from various fields to address complex societal challenges.
  • The culinary team sought to converge a variety of flavors and ingredients to create an innovative and delicious dish.
  • During the merger, the two companies had to converge their business strategies to form a unified approach.
4

(of policies, opinions, ideas, aims, etc.) to develop into either the same thing or something extremely similar

  • Through diplomatic negotiations, the countries' foreign policies began to converge.
  • Over time, the committee members' opinions started to converge on a common strategy for the upcoming project.
  • The collaborative brainstorming sessions allowed diverse ideas to converge.
  • As the debate unfolded, the participants' viewpoints began to converge.
  • The diverse cultural influences in the community allowed traditions to converge.
5

to approach a specific value called the limit as the number of terms increases

  • As x approaches 0, the function sin(x)/x converges to 1.
  • As the function was evaluated at smaller and smaller intervals, its output seemed to converge to a specific point.
  • The numerical solution to the equation converged after several iterations.
  • The results from the experiment showed that different approximations converge to the same value.
Antonyms:
diverge