Today’s Word: converge
Pronunciation: /kənˈvɜ:dɜ/
Part of Speech: verb
Etymology: from convergere (Latin)
Meaning: 1. To assemble in a particular place.
2. To cause two or more lines
to meet.
3. (Of opinions, ideas,
etc.). To be very similar.
Usage: They were all asked to converge
on Cairo for the international conference.
Students must converge
on this hall every morning for prayers.
Wrong
Usage: We converged
in New York.
Synonyms: gather, assemble, join, meet, intersect.
Antonyms: diverge, disperse
Derived
Forms: convergence (noun),
convergent (adjective)
General
Note: When converge is used to mean to
gather or to assemble, it is
wrong to use in or at
with it. The correct preposition to use with it is on.
For example: Let’s all converge on the lobby
for a brief deliberation.
So have gone far in errors!
ReplyDeleteWell Taken.Thanks
ReplyDeleteSounds strange to converge ON, when the definition ''is to assemble IN a particular place''.
ReplyDeleteThe way words sound has alway been the problem. The usage is what matters
ReplyDeleteThis is becoming scary. So we cannot speak English without making mistakes. How am I sure what I am writing isn't wrong?
ReplyDeleteThis sounds strange.... Its not flowing. Lol.
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ReplyDeleteIt sounds awkward to use this word proper in a sentence, we use on instead of in
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