Definition of CONVERGE

converge

Verb

Verb Forms: converged, converging, converges

  • To tend to meet at a point; to come together.
  • be adjacent or come together
    • "The lines converge at this point"
  • approach a limit as the number of terms increases without limit
  • move or draw together at a certain location
    • "The crowd converged on the movie star"
  • come together so as to form a single product
    • "Social forces converged to bring the Fascists back to power"
  • (said of two or more entities) To approach each other; to get closer and closer.
  • (said of a sequence or series) To have a (finite, proper) limit.
  • (said of an iterative process) To reach a stable end point.

Examples

  • All her tiles seemed to converge on the triple word score, leading to victory.
  • ideas converge

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

meet

Antonyms

diverge

Scrabble Score: 14

converge: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
converge: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
converge: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 18

converge: valid Words With Friends Word