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con·verge
(kən-vûrj′)v. con·verged, con·verg·ing, con·verg·es
v.intr.
1.
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.
2. To tend toward or achieve union or a common conclusion or result: In time, our views and our efforts converged.
3. Mathematics To approach a limit.
v.tr.
To cause to converge.
[Late Latin convergere, to incline together : Latin com-, com- + Latin vergere, to incline; see wer- in Indo-European roots.]
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converge
(kənˈvɜːdʒ)vb
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. (Mathematics) (intr) maths (of an infinite series or sequence) to approach a finite limit as the number of terms increases
5. (Biology) (intr) (of animals and plants during evolutionary development) to undergo convergence
[C17: from Late Latin convergere, from Latin com- together + vergere to incline]
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con•verge
(kənˈvɜrdʒ)v. -verged, -verg•ing. v.i.
1. to tend to meet in a point or line; incline toward each other, as lines that are not parallel.
2. to tend toward a common result or conclusion.
3. (of a mathematical sequence) to have values eventually arbitrarily close to some number; to have a finite limit.
v.t. 4. to cause to converge.
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con·verge
(kən-vûrj′)1. To tend toward or approach an intersecting point.
2. In calculus, to approach a limit.
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converge
A request or command used in a call for fire to indicate that the observer or spotter desires a sheaf in which the planes of fire intersect at a point.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.
converge
Past participle: converged
Gerund: converging
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| Verb | 1. | converge - be adjacent or come together; "The lines converge at this point" adjoin, contact, touch, meet - be in direct physical contact with; make contact; "The two buildings touch"; "Their hands touched"; "The wire must not contact the metal cover"; "The surfaces contact at this point" breast - meet at breast level; "The runner breasted the tape" diverge - extend in a different direction; "The lines start to diverge here"; "Their interests diverged" diverge - have no limits as a mathematical series |
| 2. | converge - approach a limit as the number of terms increases without limit math, mathematics, maths - a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement border on, approach - come near or verge on, resemble, come nearer in quality, or character; "This borders on discrimination!"; "His playing approaches that of Horowitz" diverge - have no limits as a mathematical series | |
| 3. | converge - move or draw together at a certain location; "The crowd converged on the movie star" concentrate - draw together or meet in one common center; "These groups concentrate in the inner cities" foregather, forgather, gather, assemble, meet - collect in one place; "We assembled in the church basement"; "Let's gather in the dining room" diverge - move or draw apart; "The two paths diverge here" | |
| 4. | converge - come together so as to form a single product; "Social forces converged to bring the Fascists back to power" |
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converge
verb come together, meet, join, combine, gather, merge, coincide, mingle, intersect As they flow south, the five rivers converge.
converge on something close in on, arrive at, move towards, home in on, come together at Hundreds of coaches will converge on the capital.
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converge
verb2. To direct toward a common center:
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Translations
يَتَّجِـه إلى نُقـطـه واحِدَه
sbíhat se
løbe sammennærme sig
összefut
stefna/koma saman
konvergencijasuartėjimassuartėtisueinantissueiti
saplūsttuvināties
zbiehať sa
birleş mekyakınlaş mak
converge
[kənˈvɜːdʒ] VI → converger, convergirthe crowd converged on the square → la muchedumbre se dirigió a la plaza
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converge
vi (roads, lines) → zusammenlaufen (→ at in or an +dat); (rivers also) → zusammenströmen (→ at in or an +dat); (Math, Phys) → konvergieren (→ at in +dat); (fig, views etc) → sich aneinander annähern, konvergieren (geh); to converge on somebody/something/New York → von überallher zu jdm/etw/nach New York strömen
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converge
(kənˈvəːdʒ) verb to (cause to) move towards or meet at one point. The roads converge in the centre of town.
conˈvergence nounconˈvergent adjective
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