converge

[ kuhn-vurj ]

verb (used without object)

, con·verged, con·verg·ing.

1. to tend to meet in a point or line; incline toward each other, as lines that are not parallel.

   Synonyms: focus, approach

2. to tend to a common result, conclusion, etc.
3. Mathematics.
   1. (of a sequence) to have values eventually arbitrarily close to some number; to have a finite limit.
   2. (of an infinite series) to have a finite sum; to have a sequence of partial sums that converges.
   3. (of an improper integral) to have a finite value.
   4. (of a net) to be residually in every neighborhood of some point.

verb (used with object)

, con·verged, con·verg·ing.

1. to cause to converge.

converge

/ kənˈvɜːdʒ /

verb

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. intr maths (of an infinite series or sequence) to approach a finite limit as the number of terms increases
5. intr (of animals and plants during evolutionary development) to undergo convergence

converge

/ kən-vûrj′ /

1. To tend toward or approach an intersecting point.
2. In calculus, to approach a limit.

Other Words From

• noncon·verging adjective
• recon·verge verb (used without object) reconverged reconverging
• uncon·verged adjective
• uncon·verging adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of converge¹

First recorded in 1685–95, converge is from the Late Latin word convergere to incline together. See con-, verge ²

Word History and Origins

Origin of converge¹

C17: from Late Latin convergere, from Latin com- together + vergere to incline

Example Sentences

Although some fans and locals quietly lined the street during the service, One Direction’s legion of fans did not converge on the small town.

From Los Angeles Times

When news a rare American songbird had been spotted in a sleepy West Yorkshire cul-de-sac eager ornithologists converged on the quiet street faster than a falcon in free fall.

From BBC

By about 1:45 a.m., several mobile response squads waded into the melee to try to separate protesters and counterprotesters who’d converged near a flagpole.

From Los Angeles Times

When that moisture moves over land or converges into a storm, it leads to more intense rain.

From BBC

In the late 1980s, the pair's paths converged when Trump hosted the WWE's marquee WrestleMania event in back-to-back years at his hotel in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

From BBC

Related Words

• assemble
• concentrate
• mingle