"diverge" meaning in English

See diverge in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /daɪˈvɜːd͡ʒ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /dɪˈvɜːd͡ʒ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /dɪˈvɝd͡ʒ/ [General-American], /daɪˈvɝd͡ʒ/ [General-American], /dɑɪˈvɜːd͡ʒ/ [General-Australian] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-diverge.wav Forms: diverges [present, singular, third-person], diverging [participle, present], diverged [participle, past], diverged [past]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)dʒ Etymology: From Medieval Latin dīvergō (“bend away from, go in a different direction”), from Latin dī- + vergō (“bend”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ML.|dīvergō||bend away from, go in a different direction}} Medieval Latin dīvergō (“bend away from, go in a different direction”), {{der|en|la|dī-}} Latin dī- Head templates: {{en-verb}} diverge (third-person singular simple present diverges, present participle diverging, simple past and past participle diverged)
  1. (intransitive, literally, of lines or paths) To run apart; to separate; to tend into different directions. Tags: intransitive, literally
    Sense id: en-diverge-en-verb-y3Mva3hP
  2. (intransitive, figuratively, of interests, opinions, or anything else) To become different; to run apart; to separate; to tend into different directions. Tags: figuratively, intransitive
    Sense id: en-diverge-en-verb-oI8zV6I8
  3. (intransitive, literally, of a line or path) To separate, to tend into a different direction (from another line or path). Tags: intransitive, literally
    Sense id: en-diverge-en-verb-DjubJU23
  4. (intransitive, figuratively, of an interest, opinion, or anything else) To become different, to separate (from another line or path). Tags: figuratively, intransitive
    Sense id: en-diverge-en-verb-YFD0iO4O
  5. (intransitive, mathematics, of a sequence, series, or function) Not to converge: to have no limit, or no finite limit. Tags: intransitive Categories (topical): Mathematics Translations (to have no limit): տարամիտել (taramitel) (Armenian), не се схождам (ne se shoždam) (Bulgarian), divergovat (Czech), hajaantua (Finnish), diverger (French), divergieren (German), התבדר (hitbadér) (Hebrew), divergál (Hungarian), széttart (Hungarian), rozbiegać (Polish), расходи́ться (rasxodítʹsja) (Russian), divergera (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-diverge-en-verb-uhdGnwcE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 7 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Ido translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Sanskrit translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 11 8 7 62 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 12 12 10 10 57 Disambiguation of Pages with 7 entries: 2 1 1 1 10 8 2 17 9 14 2 16 14 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 1 1 1 13 9 2 13 8 18 2 14 18 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 15 14 12 10 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 16 14 11 10 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 15 14 10 10 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 15 14 12 11 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 16 15 11 11 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 14 13 8 8 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 16 14 11 10 49 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 16 15 11 11 48 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 15 14 10 10 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 17 16 16 15 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 16 14 10 10 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 17 16 17 14 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Ido translations: 14 13 7 7 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 15 14 10 10 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 15 18 11 14 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 20 18 10 8 44 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 15 14 8 8 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Sanskrit translations: 15 14 9 9 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 13 13 8 8 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 15 14 10 10 51 Topics: mathematics, sciences Disambiguation of 'to have no limit': 3 3 1 1 93
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: codiverge, divergement, divergence, divergent Translations (to run apart): տարամիտել (taramitel) (Armenian), отклонявам се (otklonjavam se) (Bulgarian), divergir (Catalan), divergeren (Dutch), uiteenwijken (Dutch), uiteenlopen (Dutch), diverĝi (Esperanto), erkaantua (Finnish), erkanee (Finnish), erota (Finnish), diverger (French), divergieren (German), auseinandergehen (German), auseinander gehen (German), auseinanderstreben (German), auseinanderlaufen (German), auseinanderbewegen (German), auseinanderklaffen (German), sich auseinanderentwickeln (German), abbiegen (German), sich teilen (German), abweichen (German), sich entfernen von (German), sich wegentwickeln von (German), umlenken (German), αποκλίνω (apoklíno) (Greek), elágazik (Hungarian), szétágazik (Hungarian), különválik (Hungarian), szétválik (Hungarian), elválik (Hungarian), eltér (Hungarian), tihoi (Maori), tangongi (Maori), rozchodzić się (Polish), rozbiegać się (Polish), rozdzielać się (Polish), divergir (Portuguese), отклоня́ться (otklonjátʹsja) (Russian), расходи́ться (rasxodítʹsja) (Russian), ह्वरति (hvarati) (Sanskrit), divergir (Spanish)
Disambiguation of 'to run apart': 46 43 4 5 2

Inflected forms

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          "sense": "to have no limit",
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          "sense": "to have no limit",
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          "sense": "to have no limit",
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "to run apart",
      "word": "divergieren"
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "to run apart",
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "to run apart",
      "word": "auseinander gehen"
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      "code": "de",
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "to run apart",
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "to run apart",
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      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to run apart",
      "word": "sich auseinanderentwickeln"
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "to run apart",
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      "code": "de",
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      "word": "divergieren"
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "to run apart",
      "word": "sich teilen"
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "to run apart",
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "to run apart",
      "word": "sich entfernen von"
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "to run apart",
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "to run apart",
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      "roman": "apoklíno",
      "sense": "to run apart",
      "word": "αποκλίνω"
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      "code": "hu",
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      "sense": "to run apart",
      "word": "elágazik"
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      "code": "hu",
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      "sense": "to run apart",
      "word": "szétágazik"
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      "code": "hu",
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      "code": "hu",
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      "code": "hu",
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      "code": "mi",
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      "word": "tihoi"
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      "code": "mi",
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      "sense": "to run apart",
      "word": "tangongi"
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      "sense": "to run apart",
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      "roman": "otklonjátʹsja",
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      "roman": "taramitel",
      "sense": "to have no limit",
      "word": "տարամիտել"
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      "roman": "ne se shoždam",
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      "sense": "to have no limit",
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      "code": "hu",
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      "roman": "rasxodítʹsja",
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  "word": "diverge"
}

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