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diverged

/daɪˈvɜrdʒd/ /dəˈvɜrdʒd/

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verb

(of lines or paths) To run apart; to separate; to tend into different directions.

Examples :

"The two roads diverged in the forest, and we had to decide which one to take. "

direction way tendency

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verb

(of interests, opinions, or anything else) To become different; to run apart; to separate; to tend into different directions.

Examples :

"Both stories start out the same way, but they diverge halfway through."

direction tendency attitude philosophy

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verb

(of a line or path) To separate, to tend into a different direction (from another line or path).

Examples :

"The sidewalk runs next to the street for a few miles, then diverges from it and turns north."

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verb

(of an interest, opinion, or anything else) To become different, to separate (from another line or path).

Examples :

"The software is pretty good, except for a few cases where its behavior diverges from user expectations."

way direction attitude point

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verb

(of a sequence, series, or function) Not to converge: to have no limit, or no finite limit.

Examples :

"The student's test scores diverged from the average, with some scores being very high and others very low. "