diverge.
To run apart; to separate; to tend into different directions.
Meaning & usage
To run apart; to separate; to tend into different directions.
To become different; to run apart; to separate; to tend into different directions.
Both stories start out the same way, but they diverge halfway through.
To separate, to tend into a different direction (from another line or path).
The sidewalk runs next to the street for a few miles, then diverges from it and turns north.
To become different, to separate (from another line or path).
The software is pretty good, except for a few cases where its behavior diverges from user expectations.
Not to converge: to have no limit, or no finite limit.
The sequence x#95;n#61;n² diverges to infinity: that is, it increases without bound.
The sequence a#95;n#61;(-1)ⁿ diverges; it keeps oscillating between -1 and 1.
Where this word comes from
From Medieval Latin dīvergō (“bend away from, go in a different direction”), from Latin dī- + vergō (“bend”).
A point where a lane branches off from the main flow.
Where this word comes from
From Medieval Latin dīvergō (“bend away from, go in a different direction”), from Latin dī- + vergō (“bend”).
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.