Diverge
verb
To go in a different direction.
The two paths diverge in the woods.
Often appears as...
- diverge from the path
- diverge into the woods
verb
To be or become different.
Their interests began to diverge.
Often appears as...
- diverge from the norm
- opinions diverge
verb
To evolve differently, in biology.
Species often diverge due to different environmental pressures.
Often appears as...
- species diverge
- evolutionarily diverge
Usage tips
Academic
verb
To move away from a point in different directions.
Lines diverge from a point in a geometric pattern.
Often appears as...
- lines diverge
- rays diverge
Usage tips
Academic
verb
To go in a different direction.
The two paths diverge in the woods.
Often appears as...
- diverge from the path
- diverge into the woods
verb
To be or become different.
Their interests began to diverge.
Often appears as...
- diverge from the norm
- opinions diverge
verb
To evolve differently, in biology.
Species often diverge due to different environmental pressures.
Often appears as...
- species diverge
- evolutionarily diverge
Usage tips
Academic
verb
To move away from a point in different directions.
Lines diverge from a point in a geometric pattern.
Often appears as...
- lines diverge
- rays diverge
Usage tips
Academic
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Separation
Used when describing paths, roads, or movements that split and go in different physical directions.
The trails diverge beyond the lake, leading to different campsites.
Pro Tip 2/2Metaphorical Paths
Can indicate a departure from a planned or expected course in life or decision-making.
At college, our career interests began to diverge.
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Separation
Used when describing paths, roads, or movements that split and go in different physical directions.
The trails diverge beyond the lake, leading to different campsites.
Pro Tip 2/2Metaphorical Paths
Can indicate a departure from a planned or expected course in life or decision-making.
At college, our career interests began to diverge.
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Separation
Used when describing paths, roads, or movements that split and go in different physical directions.
The trails diverge beyond the lake, leading to different campsites.
Pro Tip 2/2Metaphorical Paths
Can indicate a departure from a planned or expected course in life or decision-making.
At college, our career interests began to diverge.
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Chris Bangle: Great cars...
Now this is really where designers in car business diverge from the engineers. We don't really have a problem talking about love. We don't have a problem talking about truth or beauty in that sense. That's what we're searching for -- when we're working our craft, we are really trying to find that truth out there. We're not trying to find vanity and beauty.
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The science of symmetry...
that we're more closely related to starfish than we are, to say, corals, or other animals that don't exhibit bilateral symmetry at any stage in their development. One of the most fascinating and important problems in biology is reconstructing the tree of life, discovering when and how the different branches diverged.
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A kinder, gentler...
just as the sun is starting to set, and the gap between my hopes for myself and the reality of my life starts to diverge so painfully that I normally end up weeping into a pillow. I'm mentioning all this -- I'm mentioning all this because I think this is not merely a personal problem; you may think I'm wrong in this,
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Grief and love in the...
And we talked about the role of time, of extra love and kindness from people and of urging her to make a new friend. And here's where her trajectory does diverge from that of Harper the duck, because she did make a new friend, and sanctuary workers wrote back and said it worked out well.
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What’s the point(e) of...
the degree to which the dancers and orchestra align is another choreographic tool. Some characters and scenes move in sync to create rhythmic clarity, while others deliberately diverge from the orchestra. Dancers and musicians maintain this delicate balance throughout each performance,
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Ami Klin: A new way to...
and the world of people is not attracting her as much as we would like. Now, remember that we learn a great deal by sharing experiences. What she is doing right now is that her path of learning is diverging, moment by moment, as she is isolating herself further and further.
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Extreme Dinosaurs PIPE...
I showed you in the Mesozoic world especially in the latter part of the Mesozoic world those continents have drifted apart it doesn't take long five to ten million years before species in isolation will diverge on their own path evolution is a creative process that
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Anil Seth: How your...
This is too many. And they have weird names, which doesn't help. We will overestimate the similarity of our universe. And I think it's a really interesting question, how much they do indeed diverge. You will probably remember this famous dress,
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Meet Gita, the robot...
autonomous missions between designated waypoints it can move intelligently but adapt should the real world have diverged from its existing knowledge base machine intelligence walking hand-in-hand with human intelligence
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Best Tiger Cub Moments...
until now the cubs have behaved in a largely similar way eventually however their paths will diverge the females will each take up a territory close to their mother but the males will move much farther
Video examples
Chris Bangle: Great cars...
Now this is really where designers in car business diverge from the engineers. We don't really have a problem talking about love. We don't have a problem talking about truth or beauty in that sense. That's what we're searching for -- when we're working our craft, we are really trying to find that truth out there. We're not trying to find vanity and beauty.
Video examples
The science of symmetry...
that we're more closely related to starfish than we are, to say, corals, or other animals that don't exhibit bilateral symmetry at any stage in their development. One of the most fascinating and important problems in biology is reconstructing the tree of life, discovering when and how the different branches diverged.
Video examples
A kinder, gentler...
just as the sun is starting to set, and the gap between my hopes for myself and the reality of my life starts to diverge so painfully that I normally end up weeping into a pillow. I'm mentioning all this -- I'm mentioning all this because I think this is not merely a personal problem; you may think I'm wrong in this,
Video examples
Grief and love in the...
And we talked about the role of time, of extra love and kindness from people and of urging her to make a new friend. And here's where her trajectory does diverge from that of Harper the duck, because she did make a new friend, and sanctuary workers wrote back and said it worked out well.
Video examples
What’s the point(e) of...
the degree to which the dancers and orchestra align is another choreographic tool. Some characters and scenes move in sync to create rhythmic clarity, while others deliberately diverge from the orchestra. Dancers and musicians maintain this delicate balance throughout each performance,
Video examples
Ami Klin: A new way to...
and the world of people is not attracting her as much as we would like. Now, remember that we learn a great deal by sharing experiences. What she is doing right now is that her path of learning is diverging, moment by moment, as she is isolating herself further and further.
Video examples
Extreme Dinosaurs PIPE...
I showed you in the Mesozoic world especially in the latter part of the Mesozoic world those continents have drifted apart it doesn't take long five to ten million years before species in isolation will diverge on their own path evolution is a creative process that
Video examples
Anil Seth: How your...
This is too many. And they have weird names, which doesn't help. We will overestimate the similarity of our universe. And I think it's a really interesting question, how much they do indeed diverge. You will probably remember this famous dress,
Video examples
Meet Gita, the robot...
autonomous missions between designated waypoints it can move intelligently but adapt should the real world have diverged from its existing knowledge base machine intelligence walking hand-in-hand with human intelligence
Video examples
Best Tiger Cub Moments...
until now the cubs have behaved in a largely similar way eventually however their paths will diverge the females will each take up a territory close to their mother but the males will move much farther
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Quote examples
Randall Kennedy
American Educator
So long as procreation stems from parents of the same race, appearance and lineage are typically congruent. Interracial unions give rise to added complexity. Interracial amalgamation will produce some individuals whose features diverge from those commonly ascribed to the races of their ancestors.
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Steve Ballmer
American Businessman
We can believe that we know where the world should go. But unless we're in touch with our customers, our model of the world can diverge from reality. There's no substitute for innovation, of course, but innovation is no substitute for being in touch, either.
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Amy Coney Barrett
American Judge
Judges cannot - nor should they try to - align our legal system with the Church's moral teaching whenever the two diverge. They should, however, conform their own behavior to the Church's standard.
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Heather Cox Richardson
American Historian
Beginning in 1981, when government policies began to undermine the liberal consensus of the previous generation, wealth began to diverge. It is more unevenly distributed than ever before.
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Bryan Lee O'Malley
Canadian Cartoonist
I've always been open to the idea of an adaptation that does its own thing, that freely diverges from the original as long as it's true to the spirit.
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Boris Johnson
British Politician
There's an idea that London is a planet on its own: that it's starting to diverge from the rest of the solar system. We need to combat that.
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Mo Ibrahim
Sudanese Businessman
Experience shows that when political governance and economic management diverge, overall development becomes unsustainable.
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Robert Frost
American Poet
Two roads diverged in a wood and I - I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference.
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Asa Gray
American Scientist
In short, the animal and vegetable lines, diverging widely above, join below in a loop.
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Antony Blinken
American Statesman
Interests change and diverge; values do not.
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Randall Kennedy
American Educator
So long as procreation stems from parents of the same race, appearance and lineage are typically congruent. Interracial unions give rise to added complexity. Interracial amalgamation will produce some individuals whose features diverge from those commonly ascribed to the races of their ancestors.
Quote examples
Steve Ballmer
American Businessman
We can believe that we know where the world should go. But unless we're in touch with our customers, our model of the world can diverge from reality. There's no substitute for innovation, of course, but innovation is no substitute for being in touch, either.
Quote examples
Amy Coney Barrett
American Judge
Judges cannot - nor should they try to - align our legal system with the Church's moral teaching whenever the two diverge. They should, however, conform their own behavior to the Church's standard.
Quote examples
Heather Cox Richardson
American Historian
Beginning in 1981, when government policies began to undermine the liberal consensus of the previous generation, wealth began to diverge. It is more unevenly distributed than ever before.
Quote examples
Bryan Lee O'Malley
Canadian Cartoonist
I've always been open to the idea of an adaptation that does its own thing, that freely diverges from the original as long as it's true to the spirit.
Quote examples
Boris Johnson
British Politician
There's an idea that London is a planet on its own: that it's starting to diverge from the rest of the solar system. We need to combat that.
Quote examples
Mo Ibrahim
Sudanese Businessman
Experience shows that when political governance and economic management diverge, overall development becomes unsustainable.
Quote examples
Robert Frost
American Poet
Two roads diverged in a wood and I - I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference.
Quote examples
Asa Gray
American Scientist
In short, the animal and vegetable lines, diverging widely above, join below in a loop.
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Antony Blinken
American Statesman
Interests change and diverge; values do not.
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