converge (redirected from converge upon)

con·verge  (kn-vûrj)

v. con·verged, con·verg·ing, con·verg·es

v.intr.

1.

a. To tend toward or approach an intersecting point: lines that converge.

b. To come together from different directions; meet: The avenues converge at a central square.

2. To tend toward or achieve union or a common conclusion or result: In time, our views and our efforts converged.

3. Mathematics To approach a limit.

v.tr.

To cause to converge.

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[Late Latin convergere, to incline together : Latin com-, com- + Latin vergere, to incline; see wer-² in Indo-European roots.]

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converge [kənˈvɜːdʒ]

vb

1. to move or cause to move towards the same point

2. to meet or cause to meet; join

3. (intr) (of opinions, effects, etc.) to tend towards a common conclusion or result

4. (Mathematics) (intr) Maths (of an infinite series or sequence) to approach a finite limit as the number of terms increases

5. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) (intr) (of animals and plants during evolutionary development) to undergo convergence

[from Late Latin convergere, from Latin com- together + vergere to incline]

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converge  (kn-vûrj)

1. To tend toward or approach an intersecting point.

2. In calculus, to approach a limit.

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A request or command used in a call for fire to indicate that the observer or spotter desires a sheaf in which the planes of fire intersect at a point.

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	converge - be adjacent or come together; "The lines converge at this point" meet adjoin, contact, touch, meet - be in direct physical contact with; make contact; "The two buildings touch"; "Their hands touched"; "The wire must not contact the metal cover"; "The surfaces contact at this point" breast - meet at breast level; "The runner breasted the tape" diverge - extend in a different direction; "The lines start to diverge here"; "Their interests diverged" diverge - have no limits as a mathematical series
	2.	converge - approach a limit as the number of terms increases without limit math, mathematics, maths - a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement border on, approach - come near or verge on, resemble, come nearer in quality, or character; "This borders on discrimination!"; "His playing approaches that of Horowitz" diverge - have no limits as a mathematical series
	3.	converge - move or draw together at a certain location; "The crowd converged on the movie star" concentrate - draw together or meet in one common center; "These groups concentrate in the inner cities" foregather, forgather, gather, assemble, meet - collect in one place; "We assembled in the church basement"; "Let's gather in the dining room" diverge - move or draw apart; "The two paths diverge here"
	4.	converge - come together so as to form a single product; "Social forces converged to bring the Fascists back to power" merge, unify, unite - become one; "Germany unified officially in 1990"; "the cells merge"

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converge

verb come together, meet, join, combine, gather, merge, coincide, mingle, intersect As they flow south, the five rivers converge.

converge on something close in on, arrive at, move towards, home in on, come together at Hundreds of coaches will converge on the capital.

Translations

converge [kənˈvɜːdʒ] VI → converger, convergir
the crowd converged on the square → la muchedumbre se dirigió a la plaza

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converge [kənˈvɜː^rdʒ] vi [lines, paths] → converger
to converge on sth [people] → converger sur qch

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converge

vi (roads, lines) → zusammenlaufen (→ at in or an +dat); (rivers also) → zusammenströmen (→ at in or an +dat); (Math, Phys) → konvergieren (→ at in +dat); (fig, views etc) → sich aneinander annähern, konvergieren (geh); to converge on somebody/something/New York → von überallher zu jdm/etw/nach New York strömen

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converge [kənˈvɜːdʒ] vi to converge (on) → convergere (su)

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converge [kənˈvɜːdʒ] vi to converge (on) → convergere (su)

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converge

v converge [kənˈvəːdʒ]

to (cause to) move towards or meet at one point The roads converge in the centre of town. saamloop, ineenloop يَتَّجِـه إلى نُقـطـه واحِدَه приближавам sbíhat se løbe sammen; nærme sig zusammenlaufen συγκλίνω convergir lähendama, ühte punkti koonduma تلاقی کردن؛ به هم ملحق شدن lähetä toisiaan converger לְהִתכַּנֵס, לְהִתקַרֵב एक बिंदु की ओर जाना konvergirati, međusobno se približavati összefut bertemu stefna/koma saman convergere 一点に集まる 만나다 su(si)eiti, suartėti, susijungti tuvināties; saplūst bertemu (doen) samenkomen løpe sammen, møtes zbiegać się convergir a converge сходиться zbiehať sa stekati se sastaviti se löpa (stråla) samman บรรจบกัน birleş(tir)mek; yakınlaş(tır)mak 會合 сходитися ايك هى طرف مائل هونا يا كرنا hội tụ, đồng quy 会聚

n conˈvergence

sameloop إِتِّجـاه إلى نُقطـة واحِدَه приближаване sbíhání, sbíhavost tilnærmelse; sammenløb; konvergens das Zusammenlaufen σύγκλιση convergencia lähenemine تلاقی؛ همگرایی läheneminen convergence הִתכּנסוּת, הִתקָרבוּת संसृति stjecanje összehajlás, összefutás pertemuan samleitni convergenza 集中 집합점 suėjimas, suartėjimas, konvergencija saplūšana; konverģence pertemuan convergentie sammenløping, konvergens zbieżność convergência convergenţă сходимость konvergencia zbliževanje slivanje konvergens การมาบรรจบกัน birbirine yaklaşma 會合 сходження в одній точці; конвергенція ميلان sự hội tụ 会聚

adj conˈvergent

saamlopend مُتقارِب، مُقتَرب إبى نُقطةِ واحِدَه мат. конвергентен sbíhavý sammenløbende, nærmende zusammenlaufend συγκλίνων convergente lähenev متقارب؛ همگرا lähenevä convergent מִתכַּנסִים, מִתקַרבִים संसृत konvergentan összefutó bertemu samleitinn convergente 寄り集ってくる 수렴하는 sueinantis, susijungiantis saplūstošs; konverģents bertemu convergerend sammenløpende, konvergerende zbieżny convergente convergent сходящийся (в одной точке) konvergentný stekajoč se sastavljački konvergent, konvergerande ซึ่งมาบรรจบกัน birbirine yaklaşan 會合的 такий, що сходиться в одній точці مائل hội tụ 会聚的