converge

See also: convergé

English

Etymology

From Latin convergere, from con- (together) + vergere (to bend).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kənˈvɜːd͡ʒ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)dʒ

Verb

converge (third-person singular simple present converges, present participle converging, simple past and past participle converged)

  1. (intransitive) (said of two or more entities) To approach each other; to get closer and closer.
    ideas converge
    • 1785, Thomas Jefferson, Notes on the State of Virginia:
      The mountains converge into a single ridge.
  2. (intransitive, mathematics) (said of a sequence or series) To have a (finite, proper) limit.
  3. (intransitive, computing) (said of an iterative process) To reach a stable end point.

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French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɔ̃.vɛʁʒ/

Verb

converge

  1. inflection of converger:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /konˈvɛr.d͡ʒe/
  • Rhymes: -ɛrdʒe
  • Hyphenation: con‧vèr‧ge

Verb

converge

  1. third-person singular present indicative of convergere

Latin

Verb

converge

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of convergō

Portuguese

Verb

converge

  1. inflection of convergir:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French converger, from Latin convergere.

Verb

a converge (third-person singular present converge, past participle convers) 3rd conj.

  1. to converge

Conjugation

Spanish

Verb

converge

  1. inflection of converger:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative
  2. inflection of convergir:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative
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