to diverge
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6.8
- verb
- /dɪˈvɜrdʒ/
:
divergir
- Reasons for settling in Tangier diverge, but everyone sooner or later since the beginning of memory comes to cafe Tingis.
- interests diverge
- Diverge somewhat
- begins to diverge
Where, where did your path kind of diverge from what could have been kind of a standard medical journey?
- Where, where did your path kind of diverge from what could have been kind of a standard medical journey?
- And what I want to do in this talk is to split them apart, figuring out when they diverge and how they converge.
- Now, impulsivity is another place where narcissism and autism spectrum diverge.
- But when it hits that lenticular sheet, it diverges.
- It is indeed a labyrinth, a maze where times diverge but also come back together at certain points.
- Paula, I think where we diverge is that you're making a point about judgement, which I absolutely agree with.
Examples
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Well, we all have access to the same raw information, but, uh, over here, is where our paths diverge.
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Now, this is where the stories offered by the boy and the state begin to diverge slightly.
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Where, where did your path kind of diverge from what could have been kind of a standard medical journey?
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Though both parents agree to the request, their respective reasons diverge in important respects.
Academic text (2017) -
But let's be honest, our paths diverged a long time ago.
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The reporting systems in different treaties, while similar in essence, diverge in small yet significant ways.
Academic text (1990) -
Nonlinear systems with points that start out very close together tend to diverge from each other into chaos.
Fiction book (1995) -
So the SAT then has diverged pretty significantly from IQ tests.
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In contrast, Colombian and Brazilian telenovelas have diverged more from the classic type.
Academic text (1991) -
As the discussion progressed, their opinions began to diverge on the best approach to solving the problem.
Synonyms
575
2.3
End a relationship or go separate ways
239
2.5
Be different depending on the time or situation
62
4.1
To move away from a plan or the usual way
51
5.8
To change direction or move away from a planned route
30
4.1
To leave an organization and form a separate group
Make things less similar in style or form
Antonyms
How Different
- Literature
23
7.2
9
4.2
829
2.1
19
6.8
239
2.5
152
2.6
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Diverge comes from parts meaning 'apart' (di-) and 'to turn' (vergere), and the same root is in the English word verge 'edge', so picture a road that 'turns apart' from another road. That's why to diverge is to split and go in different directions or to become different.