diverge
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/daɪˈvɜːrdʒ/
🇬🇧
/daɪˈvɜːdʒ/
intransitive verb
R
When two or more things diverge, they start to move apart in different directions.
The two friends diverged at the fork in the road, each taking a different path.
R
When opinions or ideas diverge, they become different from each other.
The two groups diverged in their views on the new policy.
R
When someone diverges from a plan or a usual way of doing things, they do something different from what is expected.
The student diverged from the assigned topic and started talking about a completely different subject.
translation
When two or more things diverge, they start to move apart in different directions.; When opinions or ideas diverge, they become different from each other.; When someone diverges from a plan or a usual way of doing things, they do something different from what is expected.
Word Forms
3rd Present
diverges
Past
diverged
Perfect
diverged
Progressive
diverging