Definition of converge
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
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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 of converge from the Web
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Pronunciation differences affect virtually every word, and British pronunciation is hardly converging on American.
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Police converged on the area and began seeking the suspects both by vehicle and on foot.
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At 6 a.m., all of the team’s cars converged on the family’s street.
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Community convergesFamilies, businesses and community groups will all march in the Village of Hinsdale's Fourth of July Parade, 10-11 a.m. The march will begin on Sixth and Garfield and travel to First Street, Grant Street and back to Sixth Street.
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The suit sheds disturbing new light on the police department's alleged actions on Inauguration Day, when thousands converged on the capital to protest Trump's inauguration.
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Rodin Lyasoff, A3’s chief executive, says a number of developments in energy storage, electric motors, public acceptance and regulatory environment are converging to make intra-urban flying—even without pilots—possible.
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Merchant also tells the origin stories of the technologies that converged into the iPhone: Gorilla Glass, motion sensors, lithium-ion batteries, ARM chips, wireless technology and so on.
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As the millennial investor comes of age, two youthful trends are converging: socially responsible investing and robo-advisory services.
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Origin and Etymology of converge
Late Latin convergere, from Latin com- + vergere to bend, incline — more at wrench
CONVERGE Defined for English Language Learners
converge
playDefinition of converge for English Language Learners
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: to move toward one point and join together : to come together and meet
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: to meet or come together to form a crowd or group
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: to come together and have one interest, purpose, or goal
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