Converge Meaning
/kənˈvɜːd͡ʒ/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
verb(said of two or more entities) To approach each other; to get closer and closer.
verb(said of a sequence or series) To have a (finite, proper) limit.
Sentence Examples
This algorithm doesn't converge.
Why do physicists converge? Because they're monotonous and narrow.
CEFR Practice Quiz
All major highways in the region ____ at the bridge outside the city.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
This algorithm doesn't ____.
Word Origin & History
From Latin convergere, from con- (“together”) + vergere (“to bend”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"The mountains converge into a single ridge."
— 1785, Thomas Jefferson, Notes on the State of Virginia:
"Between them, and fitted with the necessary turntables, capstans, and other appliances for transferring the small four-wheel carriages and vans from one track to another, were 14 tracks which converged outside the station into double-track through the Maiden Lane Tunnel, 528 yd. in length."
— 1952 October, C. A. Johns, “One Hundred Years at Kings Cross—1”, in Railway Magazine, page 650:
"I am walking down a snowy street in Brookline. Three men and I converge at a front door, introduce ourselves, and shake hands."
— 1988 February 7, Marea Murray, “Battles Joined: Oddysey of a Lesbian AIDS Activist”, in Gay Community News, volume 15, number 29, page 8:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
All major highways in the region ____ at the bridge outside the city.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
This algorithm doesn't ____.