diverging

/daɪˈvɝdʒɪŋ/ verb

present participle and gerund of diverge

Word Origin Diverging literally means 'bending apart' — from dis- 'apart' and vergere 'to bend'. The image is of paths or lines turning away from each other. The same root vergere gives us converge (bend together), verge (the edge where something bends), and even vergence (the act of bending). So when things diverge, they're bending in different directions.

verb present participle and gerund of diverge

The two roads are diverging at this junction, one leading north and the other south.

(动词) 分歧;分叉 【分歧(现在分词和动名词)】

两条道路在这个路口分岔,一条通向北方,另一条通向南方。

(verbo) participio presente y gerundio de diverge

Los dos caminos se separan en esta intersección, uno conduce al norte y el otro al sur.

(verbe) divergeant; divergent [Participe présent et gérondif du verbe « to diverge » ; qui s'écarte, qui va dans des directions différentes.]

Les deux routes divergent à ce carrefour, l'une menant au nord et l'autre au sud.

(Verb) auseinanderlaufend; sich verzweigend [Partizip Präsens und Gerundium des Verbs **diverge** (sich trennen, auseinandergehen, unterschiedliche Wege einschlagen).]

Die beiden Straßen **diverging** an dieser Kreuzung, eine führt nach Norden, die andere nach Süden.

(動詞) divergeの現在分詞・動名詞形。二つ以上のものが分岐する、分かれる、異なる方向へ向かうという意味。

二つの道路はこの交差点で **diverging** しており、一方は北へ、もう一方は南へ続いている。

(verbo) divergindo [particípio presente e gerúndio de diverge (divergir)]

As duas estradas divergem neste cruzamento, uma levando para o norte e a outra para o sul.

Word parts: di + verg + ing

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