intransitive verb
1
a
: to move or extend in different directions from a common point : draw apart
b
: to become or be different in character or form
The friends’ lives diverged after graduation.
: differ in opinion
This is where our views diverge.
2
: to turn aside from a path or course : deviate
diverge from a direct path
Synonyms
Choose the Right Synonym for diverge
swerved to avoid hitting the dog
veer implies a major change in direction.
at that point the path veers to the right
deviate implies a turning from a customary or prescribed course.
never deviated from her daily routine
depart suggests a deviation from a traditional or conventional course or type.
occasionally departs from his own guidelines
digress applies to a departing from the subject of one’s discourse.
a professor prone to digress
diverge may equal depart but usually suggests a branching of a main path into two or more leading in different directions.
after school their paths diverged
Example Sentences
A prism causes rays of light to diverge.
They were close friends in college, but after graduation, their lives diverged.
Recent Examples on the Web
Scores of researchers from across the country extracted data on states’ demographic characteristics prior to the pandemic, looking for ways in which their behaviors and policies diverged as the pandemic proceeded.
—Melissa Healy, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2023
Her sister, Chantel, soon followed and both enrolled in college, but their paths diverged from there.
—Alex Horton, Anchorage Daily News, 22 Mar. 2023
Her sister, Chantel, soon followed and both enrolled in college, but their paths diverged from there.
—Alex Horton, Washington Post, 19 Mar. 2023
But in the last year, their paths have diverged.
—Peter Cohan, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2023
But the fortunes of various industries have diverged in the pandemic’s aftermath.
—oregonlive, 19 Feb. 2023
But these probes sharply diverge in terms of what’s known about the conduct at issue as well as key practical logistics.
—Zoe Tillman, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Jan. 2023
Their personalities diverge in some ways.
—Claire Rafford, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Oct. 2022
The two men’s paths to the NFL started to diverge a little bit near the end of their time at DeMatha.
—The Indianapolis Star, 17 Aug. 2022
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Word History
Etymology
borrowed from Latin dīvergere «to proceed in different directions,» from dī-, variant before voiced sounds of dis- dis- + vergere «to move downward, slope downward, sink» — more at verge entry 3
Note:
The verb dīvergere, attested once in classical Latin, is rare before later medieval and modern Latin, where it appears in scientific and mathematical texts, often as an antonym of convergere «to converge.»
First Known Use
1665, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a
Time Traveler
The first known use of diverge was
in 1665
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diverge
1) расходи́ться
2) отклоня́ться; уклоня́ться
3) отходи́ть от но́рмы или станда́рта
Англо-русский словарь Мюллера > diverge
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diverge
Англо-русский словарь по гражданской авиации > diverge
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diverge
Персональный Сократ > diverge
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diverge
diverge from
отклоняться от
English-Russian aviation dictionary > diverge
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diverge
diverge расходиться; отклоняться, уклоняться от нормы
English-Russian dictionary of biology and biotechnology > diverge
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diverge
[daɪ’vɜːʤ]
гл.
These two lines diverge. — Эти две линии расходятся.
We went to school together but then our paths diverged. — Мы вместе учились в школе, но потом наши пути разошлись.
Syn:
Ant:
3) отличаться; различаться; не совпадать
Their views diverge. — Их мнения расходятся.
Syn:
Ant:
Syn:
Англо-русский современный словарь > diverge
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diverge
[daɪˈvə:dʒ]
diverge отклоняться; уклоняться diverge отклоняться diverge отличаться diverge отходить от нормы или стандарта diverge разниться diverge расходиться
English-Russian short dictionary > diverge
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diverge
Англо-русский синонимический словарь > diverge
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diverge
[daıʹvɜ:dʒ]
1. расходиться ()
2. 1) отклоняться, отходить
to diverge from a promise — нарушить обещание; отступиться от слова
2) отклоняться ()
3. 1) приобретать отличие
2) разниться, отличаться ()
НБАРС > diverge
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diverge
daɪˈvə:dʒ гл.
1) расходиться( from), отходить;
отклоняться;
уклоняться (to) Don’t diverge from the main path, but go straight through the wood. ≈ Не сходи с главной тропы, иди прямо через лес. At the end of the wood, the path diverges to the left. ≈ Ближе к опушке леса тропинка уклоняется влево.
2) перен. отходить, отклоняться (от нормы, стандарта) Tell your story without diverging from the truth. ≈ Расскажи, как было дело, и говори только правду.
расходиться (о лучах и т. п.) — their paths *d их пути разошлись отклоняться, отходить — to * from a straight line отклониться от прямой линии — to * from the beaten track сойти с проторенной дороги — to * from an opinion отказаться от (прежнего) мнения — to * from a promise нарушить обещание;
отступиться от слова отклоняться (от нормы, стандарта) приобретать отличие разниться, различаться( о мнениях) (специальное) вызывать дивергенцию
diverge отклоняться;
уклоняться ~ отклоняться ~ отличаться ~ отходить от нормы или стандарта ~ разниться ~ расходитьсяБольшой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > diverge
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diverge
1. v расходиться
2. v отклоняться, отходить
3. v приобретать отличие
4. v разниться, отличаться
5. v спец. вызывать дивергенцию
Синонимический ряд:
1. branch off (verb) bend; bifurcate; branch; branch off; divide; fork; part; radiate; ramify; separate; split; subdivide
2. differ (verb) argue; conflict; contrast; differ; disagree; disapprove; dissent; vary
3. digress (verb) depart; deviate; digress; divagate; err; excurse; ramble; stray; swerve; wander
Антонимический ряд:
concur; converge; unite
English-Russian base dictionary > diverge
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diverge
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1) отклоняться, отходить ; отклоняться ; дивергировать
2) разниться, отличаться
English-russian dctionary of diplomacy > diverge
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diverge
daɪˈvə:dʒотклоняться, отходить, приобретать отличие, отличаться (во мнениях), разниться
Англо-русский словарь экономических терминов > diverge
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diverge
1) расходиться
2) дивергировать
3) отклонятьсяАнгло-русский технический словарь > diverge
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diverge
расходиться, рассеиваться
Англо-русский словарь нефтегазовой промышленности > diverge
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diverge
[daɪ’vɜːdʒ]
1) Общая лексика: вызвать дивергенцию, вызывать дивергенцию, отклониться, отойти, отойти от нормы, отойти от нормы или стандарта, отойти от стандарта, отходить от нормы, отходить от нормы или стандарта, отходить от стандарта, разойтись, расходиться, уклониться, уклоняться, отклоняться, отходить, приобретать отличие, разниться
7) Экономика: отклоняться
10) Дипломатический термин: отличаться , отходить , отклоняться
12) Автоматика: отклоняться
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > diverge
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diverge
[daɪ`vɜːʤ]
расходиться, отходить; отклоняться; уклоняться
отходить, отклоняться
преломляться
Англо-русский большой универсальный переводческий словарь > diverge
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diverge
v
расходиться; отличаться
Politics english-russian dictionary > diverge
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diverge
English-Russian electronics dictionary > diverge
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diverge
расходиться; отклоняться; уклоняться
Англо-русский словарь дорожника > diverge
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diverge — di‧verge [daɪˈvɜːdʒ, d ǁ ɜːrdʒ] verb [intransitive] ECONOMICS if two or more rates of interest, unemployment etc diverge, the difference between them becomes larger: • Business cycles in different EU countries currently diverge significantly.… … Financial and business terms
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diverge — DIVÉRGE, pers. 3 divérge, vb. III. intranz. (Despre linii geometrice, razele unui fascicul etc.) A se îndepărta, a se răsfira dintr un punct comun în direcţii diferite. – Din fr. diverger, lat. divergere. Trimis de LauraGellner, 18.06.2004. Sursa … Dicționar Român
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diverge — [dī vʉrj′; ] also [ divʉrj′] vi. diverged, diverging [ML divergere (for LL devergere) < L dis , apart + vergere, to turn: see VERGE2] 1. to go or move in different directions from a common point or from each other; branch off [paths that… … English World dictionary
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Diverge — Di*verge , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Diverged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Diverging}.] [L. di = dis + vergere to bend, incline. See {Verge}.] 1. To extend from a common point in different directions; to tend from one point and recede from each other; to tend… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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diverge — [v1] go in different directions bend, bifurcate, branch, branch off, depart, deviate, digress, divagate, divaricate, divide, excurse, fork, part, radiate, ramble, separate, split, spread, stray, swerve, veer, wander; concepts 195,738 Ant. agree,… … New thesaurus
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diverge — ► VERB 1) (of a road, route, or line) separate from another route and go in a different direction. 2) (of an opinion or approach) differ. 3) (diverge from) depart from (a set course or standard). DERIVATIVES divergence noun diverging adjective … English terms dictionary
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diverge — index bifurcate, change, depart, deploy, detour, deviate, dichotomize, digress, disaccord … Law dictionary
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diverge — 1660s, from Mod.L. divergere go in different directions, from dis apart (see DIS (Cf. dis )) + vergere to bend, turn (see VERGE (Cf. verge) (v.)). Originally a term in optics; the figurative sense is 19c. Related: Diverged; diverging … Etymology dictionary
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diverge — *swerve, veer, deviate, depart, digress Analogous words: *differ, disagree, vary: divide, part, *separate Antonyms: converge (as paths, roads, times): conform (as customs, habits, practices) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
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diverge — [[t]daɪvɜ͟ː(r)ʤ, AM dɪ [/t]] diverges, diverging, diverged 1) V RECIP If one thing diverges from another similar thing, the first thing becomes different from the second or develops differently from it. You can also say that two things diverge.… … English dictionary
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diverge — UK [daɪˈvɜː(r)dʒ] / US [daɪˈvɜrdʒ] verb [intransitive] Word forms diverge : present tense I/you/we/they diverge he/she/it diverges present participle diverging past tense diverged past participle diverged 1) to start to go in separate directions… … English dictionary
расходиться, отклоняться, отходить от нормы, уклоняться, отходить от стандарта
глагол ↓
- расходиться (о лучах и т. п.)
their paths diverged — их пути разошлись
- отклоняться, отходить
to diverge from a straight line — отклониться от прямой линии
to diverge from the beaten track — сойти с проторённой дороги
to diverge from an opinion — отказаться от (прежнего) мнения
to diverge from a promise — нарушить обещание; отступиться от слова
- отклоняться (от нормы, стандарта)
- приобретать отличие
- разниться, отличаться (о мнениях)
- спец. вызывать дивергенцию
Мои примеры
Словосочетания
to halt at a fork where two roads diverge — остановиться у развилки двух дорог
to diverge from the route — отклоняться от маршрута
to diverge from the truth — отклоняться от истины
to diverge from the norm — отклоняться от нормы
to diverge from the established procedure — нарушать заведённый порядок
diverge considerably from each other — значительно отличаются друг от друга
diverge from a promise — отступиться от слова; нарушить обещание
diverge from a straight line — отклониться от прямой линии
diverge from an opinion — отказаться от прежнего мнения; отказаться от мнения
diverge from the beaten track — сойти с проторенной дороги
Примеры с переводом
Their views diverge.
Их мнения расходятся.
We went to school together but then our paths diverged.
Мы вместе учились в школе, но потом наши пути разошлись.
These two lines diverge.
Эти две линии расходятся.
Their interests diverged.
Их интересы разошлись.
The lines start to diverge here.
Линии начинают расходиться вот здесь.
They were close friends in college, but after graduation, their lives diverged.
В колледже они были близкими друзьями, но после окончания учёбы их жизни разошлись.
The two paths diverge here.
Здесь эти две дороги расходятся.
A prism causes rays of light to diverge.
Проходя сквозь призму, лучи света расходятся.
Возможные однокоренные слова
divergence — дивергенция, расхождение, отклонение
divergency — дивергенция, расхождение, отклонение
divergent — расходящийся, дивергентный, отклоняющийся, рассеивающий, отступающий
diverging — отклонение, расхождение, отклоняющийся, расходящийся, рассеивающий
Формы слова
verb
I/you/we/they: diverge
he/she/it: diverges
ing ф. (present participle): diverging
2-я ф. (past tense): diverged
3-я ф. (past participle): diverged
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Medieval Latin dīvergō (“bend away from, go in a different direction”), from Latin dī- + vergō (“bend”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /daɪˈvɜːdʒ/, /dɪˈvɜːdʒ/
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Audio (Southern England) (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /dɪˈvɝd͡ʒ/
- Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)dʒ
Verb[edit]
diverge (third-person singular simple present diverges, present participle diverging, simple past and past participle diverged)
- (intransitive, literally, of lines or paths) To run apart; to separate; to tend into different directions.
- 1916, Robert Frost, “The Road Not Taken” (poem), in Mountain Interval:
- Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, / And sorry I could not travel both / […]
- 1916, Robert Frost, “The Road Not Taken” (poem), in Mountain Interval:
- (intransitive, figuratively, of interests, opinions, or anything else) To become different; to run apart; to separate; to tend into different directions.
- 2012, Christoper Zara, Tortured Artists: From Picasso and Monroe to Warhol and Winehouse, the Twisted Secrets of the World’s Most Creative Minds, part 1, chapter 1, 28:
- The brooding, black-clad singer bridged a stark divide that emerged in the recording industry in the 1950s, as post-Elvis pop singers diverged into two camps and audiences aligned themselves with either the sideburned rebels of rock ‘n’ roll or the cowboy-hatted twangsters of country music.
- Both stories start out the same way, but they diverge halfway through.
- 2012, Christoper Zara, Tortured Artists: From Picasso and Monroe to Warhol and Winehouse, the Twisted Secrets of the World’s Most Creative Minds, part 1, chapter 1, 28:
- (intransitive, literally, of a line or path) To separate, to tend into a different direction (from another line or path).
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The sidewalk runs next to the street for a few miles, then diverges from it and turns north.
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2021 October 20, Paul Stephen, “Leisure and pleasure on the Far North Line”, in RAIL, number 942, page 49:
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North of Tain […], the line reaches the southern shore of Dornoch Firth. Here, the railway and the A9 trunk road, which have hitherto run close together, diverge.
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- (intransitive, figuratively, of an interest, opinion, or anything else) 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.
- (intransitive, mathematics, of a sequence, series, or function) Not to converge: to have no limit, or no finite limit.
- The sequence diverges to infinity: that is, it increases without bound.
Antonyms[edit]
- converge
Derived terms[edit]
- divergence
- divergent
Translations[edit]
to run apart
- Armenian: տարամիտել (hy) (taramitel)
- Bulgarian: отклонявам се (otklonjavam se)
- Catalan: divergir (ca)
- Finnish: erkaantua (fi), erkanee, erota (fi)
- French: diverger (fr)
- German: divergieren (de), auseinandergehen (de), auseinanderstreben, auseinanderlaufen (de)
- Greek: αποκλίνω (el) (apoklíno)
- Hungarian: elágazik (hu), szétágazik (hu), különválik, szétválik (hu), elválik (hu), eltér (hu)
- Maori: tihoi, tangongi
- Polish: rozchodzić się (pl), rozbiegać się, rozdzielać się (pl)
- Portuguese: divergir (pt)
- Russian: отклоня́ться (ru) (otklonjátʹsja), расходи́ться (ru) (rasxodítʹsja)
- Sanskrit: ह्वरति (sa) (hvarati)
- Spanish: divergir (es)
to have no limit
- Armenian: տարամիտել (hy) (taramitel)
- Bulgarian: не се схождам (ne se shoždam)
- Czech: divergovat
- Finnish: hajaantua (fi)
- French: diverger (fr)
- German: divergieren (de)
- Hebrew: התבדר (he) (hitbadér)
- Hungarian: divergál, széttart
- Polish: rozbiegać
- Russian: расходи́ться (ru) (rasxodítʹsja)
- Swedish: divergera (sv)
Translations to be checked
Anagrams[edit]
- grieved
French[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /di.vɛʁʒ/
Verb[edit]
diverge
- inflection of diverger:
- first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- second-person singular imperative
Italian[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /diˈvɛr.d͡ʒe/
- Rhymes: -ɛrdʒe
- Hyphenation: di‧vèr‧ge
Verb[edit]
diverge
- third-person singular present indicative of divergere
Latin[edit]
Verb[edit]
dīverge
- second-person singular present active imperative of dīvergō
Romanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From French diverger, from Latin dīvergō.
Verb[edit]
a diverge (third-person singular present diverge, past participle divers) 3rd conj.
- to diverge
Conjugation[edit]
Spanish[edit]
Verb[edit]
diverge
- inflection of divergir:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Other forms: diverged; diverging; diverges
When two roads diverge, they split and go in different directions. If your opinion diverges from mine, we do not agree. To diverge means to move apart or be separate.
The poet, Robert Frost, wrote: «Two roads diverged in a wood, and I -/ I took the one less traveled by / And that has made all the difference.» The word diverge in the poem carries both the meaning of separating and of being apart from the main. As a poet, it was Frost’s job to use words properly. Here he does not diverge from this role.
Definitions of diverge
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“The two paths
diverge here” -
verb
extend in a different direction
“The lines start to
diverge here”“Their interests
diverged” -
verb
be at variance with; be out of line with
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verb
have no limits as a mathematical series
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