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converge

verb
🔊/kənˈvɜːdʒ/
🔊/kənˈvɜːrdʒ/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they converge
🔊/kənˈvɜːdʒ/
🔊/kənˈvɜːrdʒ/
he / she / it converges
🔊/kənˈvɜːdʒɪz/
🔊/kənˈvɜːrdʒɪz/
past simple converged
🔊/kənˈvɜːdʒd/
🔊/kənˈvɜːrdʒd/
past participle converged
🔊/kənˈvɜːdʒd/
🔊/kənˈvɜːrdʒd/
-ing form converging
🔊/kənˈvɜːdʒɪŋ/
🔊/kənˈvɜːrdʒɪŋ/
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  1. [intransitive] converge (on…) (of people or vehicles人或车辆) to move towards a place from different directions and meet汇集；聚集；集中
    • Thousands of supporters converged on London for the rally.成千上万的支持者从四面八方汇聚伦敦举行集会。🔊🔊
    Extra Examples
    • The animals usually converge around the waterhole in the mornings.动物通常在早晨聚集在水坑周围。
    • The players converge from distant villages for the festival.玩家们从遥远的村庄汇聚在一起参加音乐节。
  2. [intransitive] (of two or more lines, paths, etc.多条线、小路等) to move towards each other and meet at a point（向某一点）相交，会合
    • There was a signpost where the two paths converged.两条小路的相交处有一路标。🔊🔊
  3. [intransitive] if ideas, policies, aims, etc. converge, they become very similar or the same（思想、政策、目标等）十分相似，相同
    • The aims of the two developments can and should converge.这两项发展的目标可以也应该一致。
    4. opposite diverge
    Word Originlate 17th cent.: from late Latin convergere, from con- ‘together’ + Latin vergere ‘incline’.