verb (used without object), converged, converging.
1.
to tend to meet in a point or line; incline toward each other, as lines that are not parallel.
2.
to tend to a common result, conclusion, etc.
3.
Mathematics.
(of a sequence) to have values eventually arbitrarily close to some number; to have a finite limit.
(of an infinite series) to have a finite sum; to have a sequence of partial sums that converges.
(of an improper integral) to have a finite value.
(of a net) to be residually in every neighborhood of some point.
verb (used with object), converged, converging.
4.
to cause to converge.
Origin
1685-95; < Late Latinconvergere to incline together. See con-, verge2
Related forms
nonconverging, adjective
reconverge, verb (used without object), reconverged, reconverging.
unconverged, adjective
unconverging, adjective
Synonyms
1. approach, focus, come together.
Examples from the web for converge
The tracks of the squid and the whale converge, are lost as they move into the band of fish, and pop out of the jumble.
At the police station the roads of the tramp and the tough again converge.
Upon him as a focus converge all rays of influence from the inclosing world.
Historical importance and giddy wonder converge in.
When you get closer, you see that each horizontal section is made up of two pieces that converge in a right angle.
Those fast-approaching limits will converge before lunch.
Where computers' processing ability and our intelligence will eventually converge is anyone's guess.
Speculators quickly root out opportunities, and prices converge.
Spirits writers and apocalyptic cults seem to converge on this point.
The circuitry of our brains does not all converge on one point where the essence of ourselves can sit and ruminate.
British Dictionary definitions for converge
converge
/kənˈvɜːdʒ/
verb
1.
to move or cause to move towards the same point: crowds converged on the city
2.
to meet or cause to meet; join
3.
(intransitive) (of opinions, effects, etc) to tend towards a common conclusion or result
4.
(intransitive) (maths) (of an infinite series or sequence) to approach a finite limit as the number of terms increases
5.
(intransitive) (of animals and plants during evolutionary development) to undergo convergence
Word Origin
C17: from Late Latin convergere, from Latin com- together + vergere to incline
Word Origin and History for converge
v.
1690s, from Late Latin convergere "to incline together" from com- "together" (see com-) + vergere "to bend" (see verge (v.)). Related: Converged; converging.