converge

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con·verge /kənˈvɜːdʒ $ -ˈvɜːrdʒ/ verb [intransitiveI]

1 JOIN something TOGETHERto come from different directions and meet at the same point to become one thing 汇合，集中 OPP diverge

The two rivers converge into one near Pittsburgh.

这两条河在匹兹堡附近汇合。

2 CROWDif groups of people converge in a particular place, they come there from many different places and meet together to form a large crowd 〔人群〕聚集，聚会，汇集

converge on

Reporters converged on the scene.

新闻记者聚集在现场。

3 SAMEif different ideas or aims converge, they become the same 观点、目标〕趋同 OPP diverge

Cultural beliefs about the role of women converge with government policies.

有关女性角色的文化观念与政府的政策趋于一致。

—convergent adjectiveadj

The member states should start to have more convergent policies.

成员国应该开始制定更为一致的政策。

Examples from the Corpus

converge• Here the two distinct theories converge.• The River Rhine converges with the Mosel at the city of Koblenz.• Traffic is heavy where the two roads converge.• The delta is where the rivers converge and flow into the bay.• We still held the point where the roads converged at Chancellorsville, but our position promised more for offensive than defensive battle.• The borders of Thailand, Laos and Burma all converge at this point.• The separate implementations and cross-compilers are to be converged in a new Ada9X.• These mountains converge in the high mountainous land to the south called the Vaults.• The two groups of demonstrators converged on Hyde Park.• About 20,000 motorcyclists will converge on Milwaukee this weekend, to celebrate the 90th birthday of the Harley Davidson bike company.• Delorean car enthusiasts from all over the world are set to converge on the province on Thursday for their annual reunion.• The principal rivers of the Empire flow from the east to the west, and as they converge they become greater still.• Several events converged to make this a pivotal year.• Whenever famine strikes, Western public and private relief agencies converge upon it with cargo planes, helicopters and land cruisers.

converge on• Hundreds of hippies converge on Stonehenge to celebrate the summer solstice.

From Longman Business Dictionary

convergecon·verge /kənˈvɜːdʒ-ˈvɜːrdʒ/ verb [intransitiveI]

1if two or more rates of interest, unemployment etc converge, they move to the same level

converge with

Irish productivity per worker has converged with the EU norms.

2ECONOMICS if two or more economies converge, they start to have the same characteristics such as the same levels of inflation, interest rates etc. The economies of countries wanting to join the EU have to converge with those of existing members before they can join

converge with

Britain’s economy has not yet converged sufficiently with those of the present participants in the euromarket.

→ compare diverge

—convergent adjectiveadj

The Asian crisis showed the convergent, rather than divergent, nature of emerging economies.

—convergence noun [uncountableU]

employment policies that work against regional convergence

Origin converge

(1600-1700) Medieval Latin convergere, from Latin com- ( → COM-) + vergere “to bend, turn”

con·verge verb

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