diverge — To move or extend in different directions from a common point; to differ or deviate from an expected path or standard.
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: To move or extend in different directions from a common point; to differ or deviate from an expected path or standard.
Pronunciation (IPA): /daɪˈvɜːrdʒ/
Korean meaning: 분기하다, 갈라지다, 벗어나다
Korean pronunciation: 다이-버지 (강세: 버)
Example Sentences
- My GPS and my wife's directions always diverge - guess who I follow?
- The river diverges into three streams in the valley.
- Our career paths diverged after college, but we remained close friends.
diverge
VERB//daɪˈvɜːrdʒ//
To move or extend in different directions from a common point; to differ or deviate from an expected path or standard.
To move or extend in different directions from a common point; to differ or deviate from an expected path or standard.
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Rivers diverge - one will surge, one will merge!
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Origin
From Latin divergere, meaning 'to turn in different directions' or 'to branch apart'. The word literally described how rivers or paths split into separate routes.
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“My GPS and my wife's directions always diverge - guess who I follow?”
“The river diverges into three streams in the valley.”
“Our career paths diverged after college, but we remained close friends.”
“The twins' personalities began to diverge as they grew older.”
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