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title: converge — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «converge» in the school dictionary: When lines, roads or rivers converge, they move towards each other and meet at one point. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# converge

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** lines, people, ideas, series, sequence, two roads · **What happens:** converge, move, meet, come, become, get · **To what, where:** each, one point, place, different directions, Fans, rays

<!-- .vabout -->
«converge» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 7 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [converge in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/converge.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
When lines, roads or rivers converge, they move towards each other and meet at one point.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:converge:m1:1
# text = When lines, roads or rivers converge, they move towards each other and meet at one point.
1	When	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	7	advmod	_	_
2	lines	line	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
4	roads	road	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	conj	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	rivers	river	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	conj	_	_
7	converge	converge	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
9	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	move	move	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
11	towards	towards	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	each	each	DET	DT	ExtPos=PRON|PronType=Rcp	10	obl	_	_
13	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	fixed	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	meet	meet	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	conj	_	_
16	at	at	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	18	nummod	_	_
18	point	point	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **converge** | present | lines and roads or rivers |  |  |  |  |  | vn meander-47.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **move** | present | lines *= line* |  |  | each |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme towards each=Trajectory |
| 3 | **meet** | present | lines *= line* *not said here* |  |  | one point |  |  | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

<!-- .note -->
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
When people converge on a place, they come to it from different directions.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:converge:m2:1
# text = When people converge on a place, they come to it from different directions.
1	When	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	3	advmod	_	_
2	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	converge	converge	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	advcl	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
8	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	come	come	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obl	_	_
12	from	from	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	different	different	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	directions	direction	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **converge** | present | people |  |  |  |  | on a place | vn focus-87.1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent on place=Topic |
| 2 | **come** | present | people |  | place | different directions |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location PP.destination»: agent=Theme to it=Initial\_Location from direction=Destination |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
When ideas or opinions converge, they become more alike.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:converge:m3:1
# text = When ideas or opinions converge, they become more alike.
1	When	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	5	advmod	_	_
2	ideas	idea	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	opinions	opinion	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	conj	_	_
5	converge	converge	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
7	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	become	become	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	10	advmod	_	_
10	alike	alike	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **converge** | present | ideas or opinions |  |  |  |  |  | vn meander-47.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **become** | present | ideas *= idea* |  |  |  |  | alike *property* | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: maths — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A series or sequence converges when it gets closer and closer to one fixed number.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:converge:m4:1
# text = A series or sequence converges when it gets closer and closer to one fixed number.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	series	series	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	sequence	sequence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
5	converges	converge	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	8	advmod	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	gets	get	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	advcl	_	_
9	closer	close	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	8	xcomp	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	closer	close	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	9	conj	_	_
12	to	to	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	15	nummod	_	_
14	fixed	fix	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	15	amod	_	_
15	number	number	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **converge** | present | a series or sequence |  |  |  |  |  | vn meander-47.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **get** | present | sequence |  |  |  |  | close *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **fix** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The two roads converge just before the bridge.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:converge:x1:1
# text = The two roads converge just before the bridge.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
3	roads	road	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	converge	converge	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	just	just	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
6	before	before	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	bridge	bridge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **converge** | present | the two roads |  |  |  | before the bridge |  | vn meander-47.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Railway lines seem to converge in the distance.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:converge:x2:1
# text = Railway lines seem to converge in the distance.
1	Railway	railway	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	lines	line	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	seem	seem	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	converge	converge	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	distance	distance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **seem** | present | Railway lines |  |  |  |  |  | vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Theme clause=Attribute |
| 2 | **converge** | to-infinitive | Railway lines *not said here* |  |  |  |  | in the distance | vn meander-47.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Fans converged on the stadium from all over the city.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:converge:x3:1
# text = Fans converged on the stadium from all over the city.
1	Fans	fan	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
2	converged	converge	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	acl	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	stadium	stadium	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
7	all	all	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
8	over	over	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	city	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **converge** | participle |  | Fans *not said here* |  |  |  | from the city; on the stadium | vn focus-87.1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent on stadium=Topic |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A magnifying glass makes rays of sunlight converge on one spot.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:converge:x4:1
# text = A magnifying glass makes rays of sunlight converge on one spot.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	magnifying	magnify	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	amod	_	_
3	glass	glass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	rays	ray	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	sunlight	sunlight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	converge	converge	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
9	on	on	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	11	nummod	_	_
11	spot	spot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **magnify** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn remedy-45.7-1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **make** | present | a magnifying glass | rays of sunlight |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **converge** | infinitive | rays of sunlight *not said here* |  |  |  |  | on one spot | vn focus-87.1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent on spot=Topic |
| 4 | **ray** |  |  | sunlight |  |  |  |  | nom ray «phenomenon transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Police cars converged on the bank after the alarm rang.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:converge:x5:1
# text = Police cars converged on the bank after the alarm rang.
1	Police	police	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	compound	_	_
2	cars	car	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
3	converged	converge	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	bank	bank	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	after	after	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	alarm	alarm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
10	rang	ring	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **converge** | participle |  | Police cars *not said here* |  |  | after the alarm | on the bank | vn focus-87.1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent on bank=Topic |
| 2 | **ring** | past | Police cars |  |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our ideas converged, and we agreed on one plan.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:converge:x6:1
# text = Our ideas converged, and we agreed on one plan.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	ideas	idea	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	converged	converge	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	agreed	agree	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	10	nummod	_	_
10	plan	plan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **converge** | past | Our ideas |  |  |  |  |  | vn meander-47.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **agree** *speech: agree* | past | we |  |  |  |  | on one plan | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V PP.theme S»: agent=Agent on plan=Topic |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The sums 1/2 + 1/4 + 1/8 + ... converge on 1.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:converge:x7:1
# text = The sums 1/2 + 1/4 + 1/8 + ... converge on 1.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	sums	sum	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
3	1/2	1/2	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	2	flat	_	_
4	+	+	SYM	SYM	_	5	cc	_	_
5	1/4	1/4	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	conj	_	_
6	+	+	SYM	SYM	_	7	cc	_	_
7	1/8	1/8	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	conj	_	_
8	+	+	SYM	SYM	_	7	advmod	_	_
9	...	...	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	converge	converge	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
11	on	on	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	1	1	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **converge** | infinitive | the sums |  |  |  |  | on 1 | vn focus-87.1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent on 1=Topic |

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