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diverge

verb

Move or draw apart

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Word Facts

Word length
7
Starts with
D
Ends with
E
Contains
IV
Scrabble score
12
CEFR level
C1

How it sounds

Pronunciation

daɪˈvɜːdʒ

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Meaning

Definitions

verb

  1. Move or draw apart

    “The two paths diverge here”

verb

  1. Be at variance with; be out of line with

verb

  1. Extend in a different direction

    “The lines start to diverge here”

verb

  1. Have no limits as a mathematical series

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Example Sentences

The two paths diverge here
The lines start to diverge here
Their interests diverged

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