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# diverge

verb (diverge, diverges, diverged, diverging)

«diverge» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. When roads, lines or paths diverge, they go in different directions from the same point. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/diverge/#m1)
2. When opinions or plans diverge, they become different from each other. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/diverge/#m2)
3. (maths, formal) A series or sequence diverges when it does not settle on one number. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/diverge/#m3)

### In the lessons

Used in geography (rivers and roads diverge), science (light rays diverge from a lamp), maths (lines diverging) and talk about opinions. Phrases: «diverge from», «paths diverge», «views diverge».

### Examples

- The path diverged into two trails in the wood. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/diverge/#x1)
- Light rays diverge as they leave the torch. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/diverge/#x2)
- Our opinions diverged on which film to watch. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/diverge/#x3)
- The two lines diverge from a single point. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/diverge/#x4)
- At the fork, the river diverges into two streams. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/diverge/#x5)
- The story diverges from the book in the last chapter. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/diverge/#x6)

### Note

Opposite: converge (come together). Noun: divergence; adjective: divergent. In maths, two diverging lines get farther apart the farther you go; a diverging sum like 1 + 2 + 3 + … keeps growing.

## In Jewish tradition

Used in geography (rivers and roads diverge), science (light rays diverge from a lamp), maths (lines diverging) and talk about opinions. Phrases: «diverge from», «paths diverge», «views diverge».

### Examples

- These diverge to all eternity, and an as the arms of the universe. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/diverge/#x1)

### Note

Opposite: converge (come together). Noun: divergence; adjective: divergent. In maths, two diverging lines get farther apart the farther you go; a diverging sum like 1 + 2 + 3 + … keeps growing.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «diverge» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/diverge/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«diverge» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/diverge.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «diverge» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/diverge/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«diverge» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/diverge.html) on Mova free.