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Definition of converge verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

converge

verb
 
/kənˈvɜːdʒ/
 
/kənˈvɜːrdʒ/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they converge
 
/kənˈvɜːdʒ/
 
/kənˈvɜːrdʒ/
he / she / it converges
 
/kənˈvɜːdʒɪz/
 
/kənˈvɜːrdʒɪz/
past simple converged
 
/kənˈvɜːdʒd/
 
/kənˈvɜːrdʒd/
past participle converged
 
/kənˈvɜːdʒd/
 
/kənˈvɜːrdʒd/
-ing form converging
 
/kənˈvɜːdʒɪŋ/
 
/kənˈvɜːrdʒɪŋ/
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  1. [intransitive] converge (on…) (of people or vehicles) to move towards a place from different directions and meet
    • Thousands of supporters converged on London for the rally.
    Extra Examples
    • The animals usually converge around the waterhole in the mornings.
    • The players converge from distant villages for the festival.
  2. [intransitive] (of two or more lines, paths, etc.) to move towards each other and meet at a point
    • There was a signpost where the two paths converged.
  3. [intransitive] if ideas, policies, aims, etc. converge, they become very similar or the same
    • The aims of the two developments can and should converge.
  4. opposite diverge
    Word Originlate 17th cent.: from late Latin convergere, from con- ‘together’ + Latin vergere ‘incline’.
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