diverge

/dai'və:dʤ/

Thân thiện

The two paths diverge in the middle of the forest.

Definition

1. Verb (intransitive):
   • To move or extend in different directions from a common point: To separate and go apart, often describing paths, lines, or routes that split.
   • To differ or deviate: To become different in opinion, character, form, or course; to depart from a standard, norm, or previous path.

Usage

• To describe physical separation: Used when two or more things (like roads, lines, or beams) start to go in different directions.
• To describe conceptual or abstract separation: Used when opinions, interests, narratives, or mathematical sequences become different or deviate from each other or from an expected course.

Examples

• Physical Separation:
  • The two hiking trails diverge at the old oak tree; one goes north, the other continues east.
  • As the laser beam passes through the prism, the wavelengths diverge, creating a spectrum.
• Conceptual Separation:
  • Our political views began to diverge significantly after the election.
  • The witness's account diverges from the official police report on several key points.

Advanced Usage

• "Diverge from": To deviate or depart from a path, standard, or expectation.
  • The film's plot diverges from the original novel in the second act.
• In mathematics: To fail to approach a finite limit. A series is said to diverge if its partial sums do not approach a specific value.
  • The infinite series 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + ... is known to diverge.

Variants and Related Words

• Divergence (noun): The process or state of diverging.
  • There is a growing divergence in economic policies between the two countries.
• Divergent (adjective): Tending to be different or develop in different directions.
  • The committee had divergent opinions on how to proceed.

Synonyms

• Branch: To divide into separate parts or subdivisions.
• Deviate: To depart from an established course or norm.
• Differ: To be unlike or distinct in nature, form, or characteristics.
• Fork: To divide into two parts or branches (often used for roads or paths).

Antonyms

• Converge: To come together from different directions; to meet at a point.
• Merge: To combine or cause to combine to form a single entity.
• Agree: To have the same opinion; to be in harmony.

Related Phrases

• Diverge sharply/radically/widely: To differ in a very significant or extreme manner.
  • The experimental results diverged sharply from our predictions.

Học thuật

Verb

1. be at variance with; be out of line with
2. extend in a different direction
   • The lines start to diverge here
   • Their interests diverged
3. have no limits as a mathematical series
4. move or draw apart
   • The two paths diverge here

Từ đồng nghĩa

• deviate
• vary
• depart