diverge
verb/daɪˈvɜːdʒ/
/daɪˈvɜːrdʒ/
(formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they diverge | /daɪˈvɜːdʒ/ /daɪˈvɜːrdʒ/ |
| he / she / it diverges | /daɪˈvɜːdʒɪz/ /daɪˈvɜːrdʒɪz/ |
| past simple diverged | /daɪˈvɜːdʒd/ /daɪˈvɜːrdʒd/ |
| past participle diverged | /daɪˈvɜːdʒd/ /daɪˈvɜːrdʒd/ |
| -ing form diverging | /daɪˈvɜːdʒɪŋ/ /daɪˈvɜːrdʒɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive] to separate and go in different directions
- The parallel lines appear to diverge.
- We went through school and college together, but then our paths diverged.
- diverge from something The coastal road diverges from the freeway just north of Santa Monica.
- Many species have diverged from a single ancestor.
- It is thought that the two species diverged about 130 million years ago.
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- [intransitive] diverge (from something) (formal) (of opinions, views, etc.) to be different
- Opinions diverge greatly on this issue.
- This country’s interests diverge considerably from those of other countries.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- considerably
- dramatically
- sharply
- …
- from
- [intransitive] diverge from something to be or become different from what is expected, planned, etc.
- to diverge from the norm
- He diverged from established procedure.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- considerably
- dramatically
- sharply
- …
- from
opposite converge
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from medieval Latin divergere, from Latin dis- ‘in two ways’ + vergere ‘to turn or incline’.
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