converged; converging
1
: to tend or move toward one point or one another : come together : meet
converging paths
Police cars converged on the accident scene.
2
: to come together and unite in a common interest or focus
Economic forces converged to bring the country out of the recession.
3
: to approach a limit as the number of terms increases without limit
the series converges
: to cause to converge
Synonyms
Examples of converge in a Sentence
The two roads converge in the center of town.
Students converged in the parking lot to say goodbye after graduation.
Economic forces converged to bring the country out of a recession.
Many companies are combining rapidly converging communication technology into one device that can act as a phone, take photographs, and send e-mail.
Recent Examples on the Web
Keep an eye out for Bridge Day, on October 19 this year, when thousands of people converge on Fayetteville to watch BASE jumpers leap from the New River Gorge Bridge, the third-highest bridge in the U.S. at 876 feet.
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Graham Averill, Outside Online, 14 July 2024
In some of Janvier’s vibrant abstractions, lush forms contract and converge, suggesting the unfathomable natural world; in others, brisk lines and fierce swaths of red indict the historical mistreatment of First Nations.
—Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 12 July 2024
The main concern, though, was that Modi meeting with Putin as the leaders of NATO’s 32 countries were converging on Washington would complicate the alliance’s effort to isolate Putin and raise questions about ambitious plans to further deepen the U.S.-India relationship and regional dialogue.
—Gerry Shih, Washington Post, 11 July 2024
But now, converging scientific and technological advances present remarkable new possibilities.
—Sam Firman, Longreads, 11 July 2024
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Graham Averill, Outside Online, 14 July 2024
In some of Janvier’s vibrant abstractions, lush forms contract and converge, suggesting the unfathomable natural world; in others, brisk lines and fierce swaths of red indict the historical mistreatment of First Nations.
—Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 12 July 2024
The main concern, though, was that Modi meeting with Putin as the leaders of NATO’s 32 countries were converging on Washington would complicate the alliance’s effort to isolate Putin and raise questions about ambitious plans to further deepen the U.S.-India relationship and regional dialogue.
—Gerry Shih, Washington Post, 11 July 2024
But now, converging scientific and technological advances present remarkable new possibilities.
—Sam Firman, Longreads, 11 July 2024
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“Converge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/converge. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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converge
verb
con·verge
kən-ˈvərj 
converged; converging
1
: to tend or move toward one point or one another
2
: to come together and unite in a common interest
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