Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

converge

/kənˈvɜːd͡ʒ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.23 in modern English

Syllables
con-verge
IPA
/kənˈvɜːd͡ʒ/
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
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Meaning

verb

(said of two or more entities) To approach each other; to get closer and closer; to become a unified whole; to come to share a similarity.

Intransitive verb

verb

(said of a sequence or series) To have a (finite, proper) limit.

Intransitive verb

verb

(said of an iterative process) To reach a stable end point.

Intransitive verb

verb

To cause to converge; to bring together.

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Etymology

From Latin convergere, from con- (“together”) + vergere (“to bend”).

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How do you pronounce converge?
The recorded pronunciation is /kənˈvɜːd͡ʒ/.
What does converge mean?
(said of two or more entities) To approach each other; to get closer and closer; to become a unified whole; to come to share a similarity.
Where does converge come from?
It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce converge

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