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Rarediverges
The correct spelling is diverges.
How to pronounce diverges
verb
Say it like: Div-erj-es
The correct spelling is diverges. (of lines or paths) To run apart; to separate; to tend into different directions. For example: "Both stories start out the same way, but they diverge halfway through."
Usage Examples
“Both stories start out the same way, but they diverge halfway through.”
“The sidewalk runs next to the street for a few miles, then diverges from it and turns north.”
“The software is pretty good, except for a few cases where its behavior diverges from user expectations.”
Definition
verb
- 1.(of lines or paths) To run apart; to separate; to tend into different directions.
- 2.(of interests, opinions, or anything else) To become different; to run apart; to separate; to tend into different directions.
- 3.(of a line or path) To separate, to tend into a different direction (from another line or path).
- 4.(of an interest, opinion, or anything else) To become different, to separate (from another line or path).
- 5.(of a sequence, series, or function) Not to converge: to have no limit, or no finite limit.
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