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When time and space and change converge, we find place. We arrive in Place when we resolve things. Place is peace of mind and understanding. Place is knowledge of self. Place is resolution.
Abdullah Ibrahim

Meaning of "converge" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CONVERGE

From Late Latin convergere, from Latin com- together + vergere to incline.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF CONVERGE

converge  [kənˈvɜːdʒ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CONVERGE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Converge is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb converge in English.

WHAT DOES CONVERGE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Converge

Converge is a word denoting the coming together of at least two things. It may also refer to: ▪ Converge, a metalcore band from Massachusetts ▪ Converge...

Definition of converge in the English dictionary

The first definition of converge in the dictionary is to move or cause to move towards the same point. Other definition of converge is to meet or cause to meet; join. Converge is also to tend towards a common conclusion or result.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO CONVERGE

PRESENT

Present
I converge
you converge
he/she/it converges
we converge
you converge
they converge
Present continuous
I am converging
you are converging
he/she/it is converging
we are converging
you are converging
they are converging
Present perfect
I have converged
you have converged
he/she/it has converged
we have converged
you have converged
they have converged
Present perfect continuous
I have been converging
you have been converging
he/she/it has been converging
we have been converging
you have been converging
they have been converging
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I converged
you converged
he/she/it converged
we converged
you converged
they converged
Past continuous
I was converging
you were converging
he/she/it was converging
we were converging
you were converging
they were converging
Past perfect
I had converged
you had converged
he/she/it had converged
we had converged
you had converged
they had converged
Past perfect continuous
I had been converging
you had been converging
he/she/it had been converging
we had been converging
you had been converging
they had been converging
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will converge
you will converge
he/she/it will converge
we will converge
you will converge
they will converge
Future continuous
I will be converging
you will be converging
he/she/it will be converging
we will be converging
you will be converging
they will be converging
Future perfect
I will have converged
you will have converged
he/she/it will have converged
we will have converged
you will have converged
they will have converged
Future perfect continuous
I will have been converging
you will have been converging
he/she/it will have been converging
we will have been converging
you will have been converging
they will have been converging
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would converge
you would converge
he/she/it would converge
we would converge
you would converge
they would converge
Conditional continuous
I would be converging
you would be converging
he/she/it would be converging
we would be converging
you would be converging
they would be converging
Conditional perfect
I would have converge
you would have converge
he/she/it would have converge
we would have converge
you would have converge
they would have converge
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been converging
you would have been converging
he/she/it would have been converging
we would have been converging
you would have been converging
they would have been converging
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you converge
we let´s converge
you converge
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to converge
Past participle
converged
Present Participle
converging
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CONVERGE


asperge
əˈspɜːdʒ
demiurge
ˈdɛmɪˌɜːdʒ
dirge
dɜːdʒ
diverge
daɪˈvɜːdʒ
emerge
ɪˈmɜːdʒ
immerge
ɪˈmɜːdʒ
merge
mɜːdʒ
purge
pɜːdʒ
resurge
rɪˈsɜːdʒ
scourge
skɜːdʒ
serge
sɜːdʒ
splurge
splɜːdʒ
spurge
spɜːdʒ
submerge
səbˈmɜːdʒ
surge
sɜːdʒ
thaumaturge
ˈθɔːməˌtɜːdʒ
upsurge
ʌpˈsɜːdʒ
urge
ɜːdʒ
verge
vɜːdʒ
virge
vɜːdʒ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CONVERGE

conventually
convergence
convergence zone
convergency
convergent
convergent evolution
convergent thinking
converging
conversable
conversableness
conversably
conversance
conversancy
conversant
conversantly
conversation
conversation class
conversation piece
conversation stopper
conversational

WORDS THAT END LIKE CONVERGE

absterge
auberge
cerge
commerge
concierge
demerge
demivierge
deterge
inselberge
mail merge
re-emerge
remerge
soft verge

Synonyms and antonyms of converge in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «CONVERGE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «converge» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of converge

Translation of «converge» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CONVERGE

Find out the translation of converge to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of converge from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «converge» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

聚集
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

converger
570 millions of speakers

English

converge
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

एकाग्र
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تتلاقى
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сходятся
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

convergir
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

একই বিন্দুতে মিলিত হত্তয়া
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

converger
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Berkumpul
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

zusammenkommen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

合流する
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

한데 모이다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nglumpuk
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tập trung
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

குவிகிறது
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

एकवटणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yakınsamak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

convergere
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zbiegają
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сходяться
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

converg
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

συγκλίνουν
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

konvergeer
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

konvergera
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

konvergerer
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of converge

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CONVERGE»

The term «converge» is quite widely used and occupies the 25.168 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CONVERGE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «converge» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «converge» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about converge

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10 QUOTES WITH «CONVERGE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word converge.
1
Henri Cartier-Bresson
To photograph is to hold one's breath, when all faculties converge to capture fleeting reality. It's at that precise moment that mastering an image becomes a great physical and intellectual joy.
2
Tim Cook
You can converge a toaster and a refrigerator, but those things are probably not going to be pleasing to the user.
3
Athol Fugard
The things that converge in the writing of a play come from a complex of motives, a genesis shrouded in a certain kind of mystery.
4
Abdullah Ibrahim
When time and space and change converge, we find place. We arrive in Place when we resolve things. Place is peace of mind and understanding. Place is knowledge of self. Place is resolution.
5
Charles Jencks
The singular point of beautiful objects, and people, is that they are experienced not as parts, or ratios between cheekbones and chin, but as wholes. The experience of beauty is a perception, but it is one that mixes up various other sensations and makes them converge in a particular way.
6
Joshua Lederberg
Try hard to find out what you're good at and what your passions are, and where the two converge, and build your life around that.
7
Clara Shih
Social networks particularly will tend to converge and consolidate over time, especially because they're inherently governed by network effects. So the bigger ones will just get bigger, their value will multiply exponentially, and the smaller ones will become less and less relevant.
8
George Gaylord Simpson
Of course the orders all converge backward in time, to different degrees.
9
Lev Vygotsky
The most significant moment in the course of intellectual development, which gives birth to the purely human forms of practical and abstract intelligence, occurs when speech and practical activity, two previously completely independent lines of development, converge.
10
Lawrence Weschler
When you're a kid, your first five or six years, you converge all the time. School is about training that out of you, especially universities.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CONVERGE»

Discover the use of converge in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to converge and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Converge: Transforming Business at the Intersection of ...
Converge tackles important issues for digital communicators in today's hyperconnected marketplace. This book is not just a recap of the latest innovative technology; it explains how leaders can empower their teams to thrive.
Bob W. Lord, Ray Velez, 2013
2
Everything That Rises Must Converge
This collection is an exquisite legacy from a genius of the American short story, in which she scrutinizes territory familiar to her readers: race, faith, and morality.
Flannery O'Connor, 1965
3
Entertaining The Citizen: When Politics And Popular Culture ...
This book encourages readers to think about how links between entertainment and politics have the potential to rejuvenate citizenship, endorse civic values, and sustain civic commitment.
Liesbet Van Zoonen, 2005
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The Practice of Supply Chain Management: Where Theory and ...
The focus of the book is on supply chain practice, but supply chain practice that has been heavily influenced by supply chain research. It is this synergy between research and practice that continues to simulate new directions for research.
Terry P. Harrison, Hau L. Lee, John J. Neale, 2005
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Lift High the Cross: Where White Supremacy and the Christian ...
DIVExplores the links between white supremacist organizations and groups representing the religious right, specifically in Colorado, home of the most well known of these organziations, Christian Identity and Focus in the Family./div ""Lift ...
Ann Burlein, 2002
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The Good Life: Where Morality and Spirituality Converge
An introduction to the Christian moral life that is concerned with the kind of persons we ought to be and the kind of life we ought to live by virtue of our commitment to God in Christ and through the Spirit.
Richard M. Gula, 1999
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When worlds converge: what science and religion tell us ...
In this book, over 30 prominent scientists, theologians, and philosophers explore three main convergences: the convergence of different sciences to give a coherent story of mankind, religious convergence whereby different traditions work ...
Clifford N. Matthews, Mary Evelyn Tucker, Philip J. Hefner, 2002
8
Contemplative Science: Where Buddhism and Neuroscience Converge
B. Alan Wallace, renowned Buddhist scholar, integrates the contemplative methodologies of Buddhism and Western science into a single discipline: contemplative science.
B. Alan Wallace, 2013
9
Suzhou: Where the Goods of All the Provinces Converge
This book shows how, though Suzhou entered the Ming defeated and suspect, interactions between the imperial state and local elites gave rise to a network of markets, centered on Suzhou, that fostered high-quality local specialization. .." ...
Michael Marme, 2005
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When Giants Converge: The Role of U.S.-Japan Direct Investment
This book is a pathbreaking analysis of how international direct investment since World War II has played an important role in the process by which industrial countries generate technology and productivity growth.
Dorothy B. Christelow, 1995

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CONVERGE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term converge is used in the context of the following news items.
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Federal investigators converge on scene of mid-air collision of 2 …
Debris from a F-16 fighter jet and plane collision scatter the ground near Moncks Corner, S.C., Tuesday, July 7, 2015. People aboard the ... «Fox News, Jul 15»
2
Cyclists and art lovers converge on Pan Am Path for guided tour this …
Cycling and art enthusiasts alike will be able to take in a free, guided tour of murals and installations along the Pan Am Path this weekend. «Globalnews.ca, Jul 15»
3
Eastern Massachusetts will converge on Saugus
Eastern Massachusetts will converge on Saugus. Story. Print: Create a hardcopy of this page; Font Size: Default font size: Larger font size. «Daily Item, Jul 15»
4
Federal parties converge to man We Vote CBC booth Saturday
On Saturday, July 11, Friends of Canadian Broadcasting (Comox Valley contingent) are bringing three federal parties together to work in a spirit ... «Comox Valley Record, Jul 15»
5
July 7, 2015 | Amateur radio operators converge
George Burns of Glenville, call number W2SFD, set up wire antennas, also known as a dive pole antenna. Posted By: Kathryn Hume July 7 ... «Your Niskayuna, Jul 15»
6
Pacific nations converge on Port Moresby
Israel Eliab is one of a number of PNG Hunters players representing PNG in the Pacific Games Rugby League 9s tournament. Credit: Scott ... «NRL.COM, Jul 15»
7
Coordinators of working subgroups on Ukraine converge in Minsk
French Foreign Affairs Minister Laurent Fabius (L) shakes hands with his Ukrainian counterpart Pavlo Klimkin prior to their meeting along with ... «Kyiv Post, Jul 15»
8
Police converge on Nowra caravan park | Video
En masse we have a police presence, high visibility, and converge on an area and seek assistance from the public in those areas they have ... «South Coast Register, Jul 15»
9
Nueva Londres: where Paraguay, Australia and Great Britain converge
Local high school in Nueva Londres, Paraguay, which was colonised by both Great Britain and Australia. Photograph: Laurence Blair/Guardian. «The Guardian, Jul 15»
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Squamish, where art and nature converge
As part of the Vancouver Biennale International Artist Residency Program, four international rising young art stars from Syria, India, Australia ... «Vancity Buzz, Jul 15»

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