diverge

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diverge

/daɪˈvɜːd͡ʒ/ UK
/dɪˈvɜːd͡ʒ/ UK
/dɪˈvɝd͡ʒ/ Canada, US
/daɪˈvɝd͡ʒ/ Canada, US
/dɑeˈvɜːd͡ʒ/ Australia
/daɪˈvøːd͡ʒ/ New Zealand
[dɑe̯ˈvøːd͡ʒ] New Zealand

Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)dʒ

Where it comes from

From Medieval Latin dīvergō (“bend away from, go in a different direction”), from Latin dī- + vergō (“bend”).

verb diverges · diverging · diverged

intransitive, literally, of lines or paths To run apart; to separate; to tend into different directions. Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, / And sorry I could not travel both / […]
figuratively, intransitive, of interests To become different; to run apart; to separate; to tend into different directions. Both stories start out the same way, but they diverge halfway through.
intransitive, literally, of a line or path To separate, to tend into a different direction (from another line or path). The sidewalk runs next to the street for a few miles, then diverges from it and turns north.
figuratively, intransitive, of an interest To become different, to separate (from another line or path). The software is pretty good, except for a few cases where its behavior diverges from user expectations.
intransitive, of a sequence Not to converge: to have no limit, or no finite limit. The sequence x#95;n#61;n² diverges to infinity: that is, it increases without bound.

Opposite: converge

noun diverges

A point where a lane branches off from the main flow.

Thesaurus

verb

Opposite: converge

Translations

Every language

verb to run apart

Español	divergir
Português	divergir
Français	diverger
Deutsch	divergieren, auseinandergehen, auseinander gehen, auseinanderstreben, auseinanderlaufen, auseinanderbewegen
Ελληνικά	αποκλίνω apoklíno
Русский	отклоня́ться otklonjátʹsja, расходи́ться rasxodítʹsja

verb to have no limit

Español	divergir
Português	divergir
Français	diverger
Deutsch	divergieren
Русский	расходи́ться rasxodítʹsja
עברית	התבדר hitbadér

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@misc{diverge_2026,
  title = {diverge},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/diverge},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}