converge

verb

con·​verge kən-ˈvərj 

converged; converging

intransitive verb

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

transitive verb

: to cause to converge

Synonyms of converge

• meet
• gather
• assemble
• rendezvous
• convene
• congregate

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

Chez Fonfon sits at the crux of Five Points South, a neighborhood named for five streets that converge in a star shape where streetcars connecting the then suburb of Highland to the city once rumbled. — Leslie Pariseau, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Oct. 2026

In at least one instance, all of Ray Gunn‘s biggest shortcomings converge in the most leadenly predictable of ways. — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 10 Oct. 2026

Nathalia Acevedo’s film transforms the salon into a liminal space where memory, imagination and time converge, gradually allowing the outside world to intrude. — Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026

Musk has converged with Sony’s wide release this weekend of Aaron Sorkin’s The Social Reckoning, a sequel to The Social Network focused on the dangerous, sordid side of Facebook under founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg. — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Late Latin convergere, from Latin com- + vergere to bend, incline — more at wrench

First Known Use

1691, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1

Rhymes for converge

• diverge
• emerge
• submerge
• upsurge
• demiurge
• dirge
• merge
• purge
• scourge
• serge
• splurge
• spurge

Kids Definition

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