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English verb: converge | |||
| 1. | converge (stative) be adjacent or come together | ||
| Samples | The lines converge at this point. | ||
| Synonyms | meet | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Something is ----ing PP | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | breast | ||
| Verb group | adjoin, contact, meet, touch | ||
| Antonyms | diverge, diverge | ||
| 2. | converge (stative) approach a limit as the number of terms increases without limit | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | approach, border on | ||
| Domain category | math, mathematics, maths | ||
| Antonyms | diverge | ||
| 3. | converge (motion) move or draw together at a certain location | ||
| Samples | The crowd converged on the movie star. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s. Something is ----ing PP. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | assemble, foregather, forgather, gather, meet | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | concentrate | ||
| Antonyms | diverge | ||
| 4. | converge (change) come together so as to form a single product | ||
| Samples | Social forces converged to bring the Fascists back to power. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Something is ----ing PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | merge, unify, unite | ||
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