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convergeto come together from different directions and meet at a particular point

Part of speech: VERB

Definition: to come together from different directions and meet at a particular point

Pronunciation (IPA): /kənˈvɜːrdʒ/

Korean meaning: 한 지점으로 모이다, 수렴하다

Korean pronunciation: 컨**버**지

Example Sentences

  • All the pizza delivery guys seemed to converge on our dorm at exactly midnight.
  • The hiking trails converge at a beautiful waterfall.
  • Social media platforms are converging into similar features nowadays.

converge

VERB

//kənˈvɜːrdʒ//

to come together from different directions and meet at a particular point

converge concept
💡 Concept

Hikers converge at the trail intersection from different mountain paths

converge rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Rivers surge and converge to merge as one!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/kənˈvɜːrdʒ/
🇬🇧 UK/kənˈvɜːdʒ/

🌳Etymology

Prefixcon--
Rootverg-
Suffix--e

Origin

From Latin 'convergere', composed of 'con-' (together) and 'vergere' (to turn or incline), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots meaning 'to turn or bend'.

🎵Rhyme

mergesurgepurgeurge
merge
surge
purge
urge

🔗Collocations

converge on/upon
lines converge
opinions converge
paths converge
interests converge
technologies converge

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

All the pizza delivery guys seemed to converge on our dorm at exactly midnight.

The hiking trails converge at a beautiful waterfall.

Social media platforms are converging into similar features nowadays.

😄 Fun example

When the sale started, shoppers converged on the store like hungry wolves.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

meetunitemergejoincome together

Antonyms

divergeseparatescatter

Related

convergenceconvergentintersectionconfluence

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