converge

verb

con·​verge kən-ˈvərj How to pronounce converge (audio)
converged; converging

intransitive verb

1
: to tend or move toward one point or one another : come together : meet
converging paths
Police cars converged on the accident scene.
2
: to come together and unite in a common interest or focus
Economic forces converged to bring the country out of the recession.
3
: to approach a limit as the number of terms increases without limit
the series converges

transitive verb

: to cause to converge

Examples of converge in a Sentence

The two roads converge in the center of town. Students converged in the parking lot to say goodbye after graduation. Economic forces converged to bring the country out of a recession. Many companies are combining rapidly converging communication technology into one device that can act as a phone, take photographs, and send e-mail.
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As Emily continues to investigate the Zhang siblings’ work, their lives converge to devastating effect in the Zhang family dim sum restaurant. Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 7 Mar. 2025 Artists, tastemakers and executives converged in Kingston, Jamaica February 19 through 23, 2025 for the third annual Island Music Conference (IMC). Janeé Bolden, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Mar. 2025 The Highlanders had another chance waved off by officials in the second half when Dany Husen got free in the right flat and sent a cross in the direction of a converging Daniel Vazquez. Chris Hays, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Mar. 2025 Coburn estimates that around the 1990s, these factors converged so that the brownstones were more likely to need gut renovation and the people who bought them were more likely able to afford them. Clio Chang, Curbed, 28 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for converge

Word History

Etymology

Late Latin convergere, from Latin com- + vergere to bend, incline — more at wrench

First Known Use

1691, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of converge was in 1691

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“Converge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/converge. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.

Kids Definition

converge

verb
con·​verge kən-ˈvərj How to pronounce converge (audio)
converged; converging
1
: to tend or move toward one point or one another
2
: to come together and unite in a common interest

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