di
verge
Third Person
diverges
Present Participle
diverging
Past Tense
diverged
Past Participle
diverged
1
to move apart and continue in another direction
- As the river flowed downstream, it began to diverge into smaller tributaries.
- At the fork in the road, the two lanes diverged, leading to separate destinations.
- The railway tracks diverged at the junction, leading trains towards distinct destinations.
- The mountain trail diverged, offering panoramic views to those who took the steeper path.
- In the city's central square, several streets diverged, leading to various neighborhoods.
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2
to deviate or move away from an established path or norm
- The company decided to diverge from traditional marketing strategies and explore innovative digital campaigns.
- The artist chose to diverge from conventional painting techniques and experiment with abstract forms.
- The team found it necessary to diverge from the initial timeline to accommodate unforeseen challenges.
- The educational system aimed to diverge from rigid curriculum structures.
- The chef's culinary creations often diverge from traditional recipes, incorporating new flavors.
Antonyms:
3
(of views, opinions, etc.) to be different from each other
- During the debate, the candidates' views began to diverge on key economic policies.
- Over time, the political parties' stances started to diverge, leading to increased polarization.
- The survey results indicated that public opinions on the matter tended to diverge.
- In the family meeting, it was apparent that the siblings' perspectives would diverge regarding the inheritance distribution.
- The panel of experts expected their conclusions to diverge due to differing research methodologies.
Antonyms:
4
(of a mathematical sequence or series) to not have a finite limit
- The infinite series 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + ... diverges because it doesn't have a finite sum.
- The sequence (1, 2, 4, 8, ...) diverges as each term doubles the previous one.
- The sequence of prime numbers (2, 3, 5, 7, 11, ...) diverges as there is no finite limit to the primes.
- The Fibonacci sequence (1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, ...) diverges as each term is the sum of the two preceding terms.
- The sum of the infinite geometric series 1 - 1/2 + 1/4 - 1/8 + ... diverges because its terms do not approach a finite limit.
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