converge
verb
Simple meaning
To approach each other.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
kənˈvɝdʒ
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
verb
intransitivesaid of two or more entities
To approach each other; to get closer and closer.
Approach a limit as the number of terms increases without limit
intransitivecomputingsaid of an iterative process
To reach a stable end point.
intransitivemathematicssaid of a sequence or series
To have a (finite, proper) limit.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- C1 · Advanced
- Frequency
- Uncommon
- Typical Use
- Neutral / general English
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: (said of two or more entities) To approach each other; to get closer and closer.
Used this way, converge is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- No strong connotation
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
More ways to use converge
- “The lines converge at this point.”verb
- “The crowd converged on the movie star.”verb
- “Social forces converged to bring the Fascists back to power.”verb
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Word Family
Related forms, grouped by how they connect.
Inflected forms
Grammatical variations of the same word.
The act of converging (coming closer).
Word family
Words built from the same root.
The occurrence of two or more things coming together.
Compound terms
Established multiword terms.
Lens such that a beam of light passing through it is brought to a point or focus.
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