converge Who acts: lines, people, ideas, series, sequence, two roads · What happens: converge, move, meet, come, become, get · To what, where: each, one point, place, different directions, Fans, rays
«converge» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 7 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: converge in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 When lines, roads or rivers converge, they move towards each other and meet at one point.
The tree, 16 words advmod nsubj punct conj cc conj advcl punct nsubj case obl fixed cc conj case nummod obl punct root When ADV lines NOUN , PUNCT roads NOUN or CCONJ rivers NOUN converge VERB , PUNCT they PRON move VERB towards ADP each DET other ADJ and CCONJ meet VERB at ADP one NUM point NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 When when ADV PronType=Int 7 converge advmod 2 lines line NOUN Number=Plur 7 converge nsubj 3 , , PUNCT _ 4 roads punct 4 roads road NOUN Number=Plur 2 lines conj 5 or or CCONJ _ 6 rivers cc 6 rivers river NOUN Number=Plur 2 lines conj 7 converge converge VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 move advcl 8 , , PUNCT _ 7 converge punct 9 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 move nsubj 10 move move VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 11 towards towards ADP _ 12 each case 12 each each DET ExtPos=PRON PronType=Rcp 10 move obl 13 other other ADJ Degree=Pos 12 each fixed 14 and and CCONJ _ 15 meet cc 15 meet meet VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 move conj 16 at at ADP _ 18 point case 17 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 18 point nummod 18 point point NOUN Number=Sing 15 meet obl 19 . . PUNCT _ 10 move punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 converge present lines and roads or rivers vn meander-47.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 move present lines = line each vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme towards each=Trajectory 3 meet present lines = line not said here one point vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.
Meaning 2 When people converge on a place, they come to it from different directions.
The tree, 13 words advmod nsubj advcl case det obl punct nsubj case obl case amod obl punct root When ADV people NOUN converge VERB on ADP a DET place NOUN , PUNCT they PRON come VERB to ADP it PRON from ADP different ADJ directions NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 When when ADV PronType=Int 3 converge advmod 2 people people NOUN Number=Plur 3 converge nsubj 3 converge converge VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 come advcl 4 on on ADP _ 6 place case 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 place det 6 place place NOUN Number=Sing 3 converge obl 7 , , PUNCT _ 3 converge punct 8 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 come nsubj 9 come come VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 10 to to ADP _ 11 it case 11 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 come obl 12 from from ADP _ 14 directions case 13 different different ADJ Degree=Pos 14 directions amod 14 directions direction NOUN Number=Plur 9 come obl 15 . . PUNCT _ 9 come punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 converge present people on a place vn focus-87.1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent on place=Topic 2 come present people place different directions vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location PP.destination»: agent=Theme to it=Initial_Location from direction=Destination
Meaning 3 When ideas or opinions converge, they become more alike.
advmod nsubj cc conj advcl punct nsubj advmod xcomp punct root When ADV ideas NOUN or CCONJ opinions NOUN converge VERB , PUNCT they PRON become VERB more ADV alike ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 When when ADV PronType=Int 5 converge advmod 2 ideas idea NOUN Number=Plur 5 converge nsubj 3 or or CCONJ _ 4 opinions cc 4 opinions opinion NOUN Number=Plur 2 ideas conj 5 converge converge VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 become advcl 6 , , PUNCT _ 5 converge punct 7 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 become nsubj 8 become become VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 9 more more ADV Degree=Cmp 10 alike advmod 10 alike alike ADJ Degree=Pos 8 become xcomp 11 . . PUNCT _ 8 become punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 converge present ideas or opinions vn meander-47.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 become present ideas = idea alike property vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient
Meaning 4 Usage: maths — kept apart, not parsed.
A series or sequence converges when it gets closer and closer to one fixed number.
The tree, 15 words det nsubj cc conj advmod nsubj advcl xcomp cc conj case nummod amod obl punct root A DET series NOUN or CCONJ sequence NOUN converges VERB when ADV it PRON gets VERB closer ADJ and CCONJ closer ADJ to ADP one NUM fixed VERB number NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 series det 2 series series NOUN Number=Sing 5 converges nsubj 3 or or CCONJ _ 4 sequence cc 4 sequence sequence NOUN Number=Sing 2 series conj 5 converges converge VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 when when ADV PronType=Int 8 gets advmod 7 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 gets nsubj 8 gets get VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 converges advcl 9 closer close ADJ Degree=Cmp 8 gets xcomp 10 and and CCONJ _ 11 closer cc 11 closer close ADJ Degree=Cmp 9 closer conj 12 to to ADP _ 15 number case 13 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 15 number nummod 14 fixed fix VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 15 number amod 15 number number NOUN Number=Sing 9 closer obl 16 . . PUNCT _ 5 converges punct
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1 converge present a series or sequence vn meander-47.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 get present sequence close property vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer 3 fix participle vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient
Example 1 The two roads converge just before the bridge.
det nummod nsubj advmod case det obl punct root The DET two NUM roads NOUN converge VERB just ADV before ADP the DET bridge NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 roads det 2 two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 3 roads nummod 3 roads road NOUN Number=Plur 4 converge nsubj 4 converge converge VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 just just ADV _ 8 bridge advmod 6 before before ADP _ 8 bridge case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 bridge det 8 bridge bridge NOUN Number=Sing 4 converge obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 converge punct
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1 converge present the two roads before the bridge vn meander-47.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 2 Railway lines seem to converge in the distance.
compound nsubj mark xcomp case det obl punct root Railway NOUN lines NOUN seem VERB to PART converge VERB in ADP the DET distance NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Railway railway NOUN Number=Sing 2 lines compound 2 lines line NOUN Number=Plur 3 seem nsubj 3 seem seem VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 to to PART _ 5 converge mark 5 converge converge VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 seem xcomp 6 in in ADP _ 8 distance case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 distance det 8 distance distance NOUN Number=Sing 5 converge obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 seem punct
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1 seem present Railway lines vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Theme clause=Attribute 2 converge to-infinitive Railway lines not said here in the distance vn meander-47.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 3 Fans converged on the stadium from all over the city.
acl case det obl case advmod case det obl punct root Fans NOUN converged VERB on ADP the DET stadium NOUN from ADP all ADV over ADP the DET city NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Fans fan NOUN Number=Plur root root 2 converged converge VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 1 Fans acl 3 on on ADP _ 5 stadium case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 stadium det 5 stadium stadium NOUN Number=Sing 2 converged obl 6 from from ADP _ 10 city case 7 all all ADV _ 10 city advmod 8 over over ADP _ 10 city case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 city det 10 city city NOUN Number=Sing 2 converged obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 1 Fans punct
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1 converge participle Fans not said here from the city; on the stadium vn focus-87.1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent on stadium=Topic
Example 4 A magnifying glass makes rays of sunlight converge on one spot.
det amod nsubj obj case nmod xcomp case nummod obl punct root A DET magnifying VERB glass NOUN makes VERB rays NOUN of ADP sunlight NOUN converge VERB on ADP one NUM spot NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 glass det 2 magnifying magnify VERB VerbForm=Ger 3 glass amod 3 glass glass NOUN Number=Sing 4 makes nsubj 4 makes make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 rays ray NOUN Number=Plur 4 makes obj 6 of of ADP _ 7 sunlight case 7 sunlight sunlight NOUN Number=Sing 5 rays nmod 8 converge converge VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 makes xcomp 9 on on ADP _ 11 spot case 10 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 11 spot nummod 11 spot spot NOUN Number=Sing 8 converge obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 4 makes punct
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1 magnify gerund vn remedy-45.7-1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient 2 make present a magnifying glass rays of sunlight tree rules 3 converge infinitive rays of sunlight not said here on one spot vn focus-87.1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent on spot=Topic 4 ray sunlight nom ray «phenomenon transitive»: of=patient
Example 5 Police cars converged on the bank after the alarm rang.
compound nsubj acl case det obl case det obl punct root Police NOUN cars NOUN converged VERB on ADP the DET bank NOUN after ADP the DET alarm NOUN rang VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Police police NOUN Number=Plur 2 cars compound 2 cars car NOUN Number=Plur 10 rang nsubj 3 converged converge VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 cars acl 4 on on ADP _ 6 bank case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 bank det 6 bank bank NOUN Number=Sing 3 converged obl 7 after after ADP _ 9 alarm case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 alarm det 9 alarm alarm NOUN Number=Sing 3 converged obl 10 rang ring VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 11 . . PUNCT _ 10 rang punct
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1 converge participle Police cars not said here after the alarm on the bank vn focus-87.1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent on bank=Topic 2 ring past Police cars vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 6 Our ideas converged, and we agreed on one plan.
nmod:poss nsubj punct cc nsubj advcl case nummod obl punct root Our PRON ideas NOUN converged VERB , PUNCT and CCONJ we PRON agreed VERB on ADP one NUM plan NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 ideas nmod:poss 2 ideas idea NOUN Number=Plur 3 converged nsubj 3 converged converge VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 , , PUNCT _ 7 agreed punct 5 and and CCONJ _ 7 agreed cc 6 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 7 agreed nsubj 7 agreed agree VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 converged advcl 8 on on ADP _ 10 plan case 9 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 10 plan nummod 10 plan plan NOUN Number=Sing 7 agreed obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 converged punct
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1 converge past Our ideas vn meander-47.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 agree speech: agree past we on one plan vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V PP.theme S»: agent=Agent on plan=Topic
Example 7 The sums 1/2 + 1/4 + 1/8 + ... converge on 1.
det nsubj flat cc conj cc conj advmod punct case obl punct root The DET sums NOUN 1/2 NUM + SYM 1/4 NUM + SYM 1/8 NUM + SYM ... PUNCT converge VERB on ADP 1 NUM . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 sums det 2 sums sum NOUN Number=Plur 10 converge nsubj 3 1/2 1/2 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 2 sums flat 4 + + SYM _ 5 1/4 cc 5 1/4 1/4 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 3 1/2 conj 6 + + SYM _ 7 1/8 cc 7 1/8 1/8 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 3 1/2 conj 8 + + SYM _ 7 1/8 advmod 9 ... ... PUNCT _ 10 converge punct 10 converge converge VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 11 on on ADP _ 12 1 case 12 1 1 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 10 converge obl 13 . . PUNCT _ 10 converge punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 converge infinitive the sums on 1 vn focus-87.1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent on 1=Topic
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