diverge

«diverge» in Mova's school dictionary: When roads, lines or paths diverge, they go in different… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

verb (diverge, diverges, diverged, diverging)

meaning for a pupil

1) When roads, lines or paths diverge, they go in different directions from the same point. tree →

2) When opinions or plans diverge, they become different from each other. tree →

3) (maths, formal) A series or sequence diverges when it does not settle on one number. tree →

sense in the lessons

Used in geography (rivers and roads diverge), science (light rays diverge from a lamp), maths (lines diverging) and talk about opinions. Phrases: «diverge from», «paths diverge», «views diverge».

examples

• The path diverged into two trails in the wood. tree →
• Light rays diverge as they leave the torch. tree →
• Our opinions diverged on which film to watch. tree →
• The two lines diverge from a single point. tree →
• At the fork, the river diverges into two streams. tree →
• The story diverges from the book in the last chapter. tree →

note

Opposite: converge (come together). Noun: divergence; adjective: divergent. In maths, two diverging lines get farther apart the farther you go; a diverging sum like 1 + 2 + 3 + … keeps growing.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «diverge» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.