converge (redirected from converged 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

Verb

[-verging, -verged]

1. to move towards or meet at the same point

2. (of opinions or effects) to move towards a shared conclusion or result [Latin com- together + vergere to incline]

convergence n
convergent adj

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converge  (kn-vûrj)

1. To tend toward or approach an intersecting point.

2. In calculus, to approach a limit.

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

converge on something close in on, arrive at, move towards, home in on, come together at

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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.

Translations

converge [kənˈvəːdʒ] vi → converger

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converge [kənˈvəːdʒ] vi → converger

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converge [kənˈvəːdʒ] vi (roads) → zusammenlaufen

vi → sich einander annähern;

to converge on sb/a place (people) → von überallher zu jdm/an einen Ort strömen

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converge [kənˈvəːdʒ] vi → convergere