converge

con·verge

Use converge in a sentence

The edges of this road appear to converge in the distance.

verb

To converge is defined as to move or come together at the same point from different places or directions.

An example of to converge is friends from California, Washington and Canada meeting in Oregon.

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converge

intransitive verb

-·verged′, -·verg′ing

to come together or tend to come together at a point
to move or be directed toward each other or toward the same place, purpose, or result
to approach a definite limit, as the sum of certain infinite series of numbers (Ex: 1 + + + + + . . . = 2)

Origin of converge

Late Latin convergere from Classical Latin com-, together + vergere, to bend: see verge

to cause to converge

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converge

verb

con·verged, con·verg·ing, con·verg·es

verb

intransitive

a. To tend toward or approach an intersecting point: lines that converge.
b. To come together from different directions; meet: The avenues converge at a central square.
To tend toward or achieve union or a common conclusion or result: In time, our views and our efforts converged.
Mathematics To approach a limit.

verb

transitive

To cause to converge.

Origin of converge

Late Latin convergere to incline together Latin com- com- Latin vergere to incline ; see wer-² in Indo-European roots.

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To tend toward or approach an intersecting point.
In calculus, to approach a limit.

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Verb

(third-person singular simple present converges, present participle converging, simple past and past participle converged)

(intransitive) Of two or more entities, to approach each other; to get closer and closer.
(intransitive, mathematics) Of a sequence, to have a limit.
(intransitive, computing) Of an iterative process, to reach a stable end point.

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