Converge — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

be adjacent or come together

approach a limit as the number of terms increases without limit

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈɪmpeɪdʒ/

🇬🇧British English

/kənvˈɜːdʒ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kənvˈɜːdʒ/

2 syllables Say it as /kɹˈɪmpeɪdʒ/.

Examples

The lines converge at this point
The crowd converged on the movie star
Social forces converged to bring the Fascists back to power

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

meet

Antonyms

diverge

Parts of Speech

verb	be adjacent or come together “The lines converge at this point”
verb	approach a limit as the number of terms increases without limit
verb	move or draw together at a certain location “The crowd converged on the movie star”
verb	come together so as to form a single product “Social forces converged to bring the Fascists back to power”

Word Forms

convergent	adjective	tending to come together from different directions
convergency	noun	the act of converging (coming closer)
converging	noun	the act of converging (coming closer)
convergence	noun	the occurrence of two or more things coming together

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

konvergieren

benachbart sein oder zusammenkommen

🇫🇷French

converger

être adjacent ou se réunir

🇪🇸Spanish

converger

estar adyacentes o unirse

🇮🇹Italian

convergere

essere adiacenti o unirsi

🇳🇱Dutch

convergeren

naast elkaar liggen of samenkomen

🇵🇹Portuguese

convergir

ser adjacente ou vir junto

🇷🇺Russian

сходиться

быть рядом или собираться вместе

India

🇮🇳Hindi

एकाग्र

समीप होना या एक साथ आना

🇧🇩Bengali

একত্রিত

সংলগ্ন হতে বা একসাথে আসা

🇮🇳Tamil

ஒன்றிணைகின்றன

அருகில் இருங்கள் அல்லது ஒன்றாக வரவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

కలుస్తాయి

ప్రక్కనే ఉండాలి లేదా కలిసి వస్తాయి

🇮🇳Marathi

एकत्र येणे

शेजारी रहा किंवा एकत्र या

🇮🇳Gujarati

એકરૂપ થવું

નજીકમાં રહો અથવા સાથે આવો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಒಮ್ಮುಖವಾಗುತ್ತವೆ

ಪಕ್ಕದಲ್ಲಿರಿ ಅಥವಾ ಒಟ್ಟಿಗೆ ಬನ್ನಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഒത്തുചേരുന്നു

അരികിലായിരിക്കുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഒരുമിച്ച് വരിക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਇਕੱਠੇ

ਨਾਲ ਲੱਗਣਾ ਜਾਂ ਇਕੱਠੇ ਹੋਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

جمع

ملحقہ ہو یا اکٹھے ہو۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

收敛

相邻或在一起

🇯🇵Japanese

収束する

隣接する、または一緒になる

🇰🇷Korean

모이다

인접해 있거나 함께 있거나

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hội tụ

ở gần nhau hoặc đến với nhau

🇹🇭Thai

มาบรรจบกัน

จะติดกันหรือมารวมกัน

🇮🇩Indonesian

bertemu

berdekatan atau berkumpul

🇵🇭Filipino

magtagpo

magkatabi o magsama-sama

🇲🇾Malay

bertumpu

bersebelahan atau berkumpul

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تتلاقى

تكون متجاورة أو تأتي معا

🇮🇷Persian

همگرا شوند

مجاور باشند یا با هم بیایند

🇹🇷Turkish

yakınlaşmak

bitişik olmak veya bir araya gelmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהִתְכַּנֵס

להיות צמודים או להתאחד

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