converge

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
14
Words With Friends
18
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/kənˈvɜːd͡ʒ/

Definition of converge

4 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

verb

  1. (intransitive)(said of two or more entities) To approach each other; to get closer and closer.
    “ideas converge”
    “The mountains converge into a single ridge.”
    “Between them, and fitted with the necessary turntables, capstans, and other appliances for transferring the small four-wheel carriages and vans from one track to another, were 14 tracks which converged outside the station into double-track through the Maiden Lane Tunnel, 528 yd. in length.”
    “I am walking down a snowy street in Brookline. Three men and I converge at a front door, introduce ourselves, and shake hands.”
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verb

  1. (intransitive)(said of two or more entities) To approach each other; to get closer and closer.
    “ideas converge”
    “The mountains converge into a single ridge.”
    “Between them, and fitted with the necessary turntables, capstans, and other appliances for transferring the small four-wheel carriages and vans from one track to another, were 14 tracks which converged outside the station into double-track through the Maiden Lane Tunnel, 528 yd. in length.”
    “I am walking down a snowy street in Brookline. Three men and I converge at a front door, introduce ourselves, and shake hands.”
  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.”

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Etymology

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

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