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converge

  • /kənˈvɜːd͡ʒ/

Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)dʒ

Where it comes from

From Latin convergere, from con- (“together”) + vergere (“to bend”).

verb converges · converging · converged

  1. intransitive (said of two or more entities) To approach each other; to get closer and closer; to become a unified whole; to come to share a similarity. ideas converge
  2. intransitive (said of a sequence or series) To have a (finite, proper) limit.
  3. intransitive (said of an iterative process) To reach a stable end point.
  4. transitive To cause to converge; to bring together. Microsoft Windows 98 software installer By converging real-time 2-D and 3-D graphics, digital video and audio, and the Internet, Windows 98 redefines the role of the computer as an entertainment platform.

Opposite: diverge

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: meet, convergent, merge, convergence, combine, interface, congregate, coincide, conversion, concur, concentrate, agree, focal, intersect, consistent, reconcile

verb

Opposite: diverge

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verb to approach each other

Españolconverger, parecerse
Portuguêsconvergir
Françaisconverger
Deutschkonvergieren, zusammenstreben, zusammenlaufen, zusammengehen
Italianoconvergere, incontrarsi
Ελληνικάσυγκλίνω sygklíno
Русскийприближа́ться približátʹsja, прибли́зиться priblízitʹsja, сходи́ться sxodítʹsja, сойти́сь sojtísʹ

verb to have a limit

Españolconverger, acotar
中文收斂 /收敛 shōuliǎn
Portuguêsconvergir
Françaisconverger
Deutschkonvergieren
Italianoconvergere

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@misc{converge_2026,
  title = {converge},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/converge},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}