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- DictionaryDi·verge/dəˈvərj/
verb
- 1. (of a road, route, or line) separate from another route, especially a main one, and go in a different direction: "the flight path diverged from the original flight plan"
- 2. (of a series) increase indefinitely as more of its terms are added.
to follow a different direction, or to be or become different: They walked along the road together until they reached the village, but then their paths diverged. Although the two organizations have worked together for many years, their objectives have diverged recently. Opposite. converge.
To diverge means to move apart or be separate. The poet, Robert Frost, wrote: "Two roads diverged in a wood, and I -/ I took the one less traveled by / And that has made all the difference." The word diverge in the poem carries both the meaning of separating and of being apart from the main.
[intransitive] diverge from something to be or become different from what is expected, planned, etc. to diverge from the norm; He diverged from established procedure.
1. to separate or cause to separate and go in different directions from a point. 2. ( intr) to be at variance; differ: our opinions diverge. 3. ( intr) to deviate from a prescribed course. 4. (Mathematics) ( intr) maths (of a series or sequence) to have no limit. [C17: from Medieval Latin dīvergere, from Latin di- 2 + vergere to turn]
May 5, 2024 · diverge. British English: diverge VERB / daɪˈvɜːdʒ /. If one thing diverges from another similar thing, the first thing becomes different from the second or develops differently from it. You can also say that two things diverge.
DIVERGE definition: 1. to be different, or to develop in a different way: 2. to go in different directions: . Learn more.
diverge. [intransitive] to separate and go in different directions The parallel lines appear to diverge. We went through high school and college together, but then our paths diverged. diverge from something The coastal road diverges from the freeway just north of Santa Monica.
