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converge

/kənˈvɜːdʒ/kuhn-VURJ
/kənˈvɝdʒ/kuhn-VURJ

Meaningto bend together

Common meaning: to come together toward a point

‘with, together’ + ‘to bend, slope’ → converge

Journey through time

  1. Latinvergō, vergere‘to bend, slope’
  2. Englishconverge‘to come together toward a point’ · today

con- also in: convexconveyconcaveconcealconcede

verg also in: diverge

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin vergō ‘to bend, slope’.

Roots

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