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n-vurj] Pronunciation Key verb, -verged, -verg·ing.

–verb (used without object)

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

2.	to tend to a common result, conclusion, etc.

Mathematics.

a.	(of a sequence) to have values eventually arbitrarily close to some number; to have a finite limit.

b.	(of an infinite series) to have a finite sum; to have a sequence of partial sums that converges.

c.	(of an improper integral) to have a finite value.

d.	(of a net) to be residually in every neighborhood of some point.

–verb (used with object)

4.	to cause to converge.

[Origin: 1685–95; < LL convergere to incline together. See con-, verge²

]

—Synonyms 1. approach, focus, come together.

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con·verge Audio Help   (kən-vûrj') Pronunciation Key
v.   con·verged, con·verg·ing, con·verg·es

v.   intr.

1. To tend toward or approach an intersecting point: lines that converge.
2. To come together from different directions; meet: The avenues converge at a central square.
To tend toward or achieve union or a common conclusion or result: In time, our views and our efforts converged.
Mathematics To approach a limit.

v. tr.
To cause to converge.

[Late Latin convergere, to incline together : Latin com-, com- + Latin vergere, to incline; see wer-² in Indo-European roots.]

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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
converge

1691, from L.L. convergere "to incline together" from com- "together" + vergere "to bend" (see verge (v.)).

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converge
verb
1.	be adjacent or come together; "The lines converge at this point" [ant: diverge]
2.	approach a limit as the number of terms increases without limit [ant: diverge]
3.	move or draw together at a certain location; "The crowd converged on the movie star" [ant: diverge]
4.	come together so as to form a single product; "Social forces converged to bring the Fascists back to power"

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary (Beta Version) - Cite This Source - Share This
converge [kənˈvəːdʒ] verb

to (cause to) move towards or meet at one point
Example: The roads converge in the centre of town.

Arabic:	يَتَّجِـه إلى نُقـطـه واحِدَه
Chinese (Simplified):	会聚
Chinese (Traditional):	會合
Czech:	sbíhat se
Danish:	løbe sammen; nærme sig
Dutch:	(doen) samenkomen
Estonian:	lähendama, ühte punkti koonduma
Finnish:	lähetä toisiaan
French:	converger
German:	zusammenlaufen
Greek:	συγκλίνω
Hungarian:	összefut
Icelandic:	stefna, *koma saman
Indonesian:	bertemu
Italian:	convergere

Japanese:	一点に集まる
Korean:	(한 점으로) 모이다; 집중시키다
Latvian:	tuvināties; saplūst
Lithuanian:	su(si)eiti, suartėti, susijungti
Norwegian:	løpe sammen, møtes
Polish:	zbiegać się
Portuguese (Brazil):	convergir
Portuguese (Portugal):	convergir
Romanian:	a converge
Russian:	сходиться
Slovak:	zbiehať sa
Slovenian:	stekati se
Spanish:	convergir
Swedish:	löpa (stråla) samman
Turkish:	birleş(tir)mek; yakınlaş(tır)mak

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converge Audio Help (kən-vûrj') Pronunciation Key

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

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Converge

Con*verge"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Converged; p. pr. & vb. n. Converging.] [Pref. con- + L. vergere to turn, incline; cf. F. converger. See Verge, v. i.] To tend to one point; to incline and approach nearer together; as, lines converge.

The mountains converge into a single ridge. --Jefferson.

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Converge

Con*verge"\, v. t. To cause to tend to one point; to cause to incline and approach nearer together.

I converge its rays to a focus of dazzling brilliancy. --Tyndall.

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