diverger

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From diverge +‎ -er. The learner sense was coined by educational theorists David A. Kolb and Roger E. Fry in the 1970s.

Noun[edit]

diverger (plural divergers)

  1. One who, or that which, diverges.
    Antonym: converger
  2. (education) A learner who prefers reflection on and discussion of their concrete experiences, and thus typically cultural and creative subjects.
    Coordinate terms: converger, assimilator, accommodator

French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin dīvergō.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /di.vɛʁ.ʒe/
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Verb[edit]

diverger

  1. (intransitive) to diverge
    Antonym: converger

Conjugation[edit]

This is a regular -er verb, but the stem is written diverge- before endings that begin with -a- or -o- (to indicate that the -g- is a "soft" /ʒ/ and not a "hard" /ɡ/). This spelling-change occurs in all verbs in -ger, such as neiger and manger.

Conjugation of diverger (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple diverger
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple divergeant
/di.vɛʁ.ʒɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle divergé
/di.vɛʁ.ʒe/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present diverge
/di.vɛʁʒ/ 		diverges
/di.vɛʁʒ/ 		diverge
/di.vɛʁʒ/ 		divergeons
/di.vɛʁ.ʒɔ̃/ 		divergez
/di.vɛʁ.ʒe/ 		divergent
/di.vɛʁʒ/
imperfect divergeais
/di.vɛʁ.ʒɛ/ 		divergeais
/di.vɛʁ.ʒɛ/ 		divergeait
/di.vɛʁ.ʒɛ/ 		divergions
/di.vɛʁ.ʒjɔ̃/ 		divergiez
/di.vɛʁ.ʒje/ 		divergeaient
/di.vɛʁ.ʒɛ/
past historic2 divergeai
/di.vɛʁ.ʒe/ 		divergeas
/di.vɛʁ.ʒa/ 		divergea
/di.vɛʁ.ʒa/ 		divergeâmes
/di.vɛʁ.ʒam/ 		divergeâtes
/di.vɛʁ.ʒat/ 		divergèrent
/di.vɛʁ.ʒɛʁ/
future divergerai
/di.vɛʁ.ʒə.ʁe/ 		divergeras
/di.vɛʁ.ʒə.ʁa/ 		divergera
/di.vɛʁ.ʒə.ʁa/ 		divergerons
/di.vɛʁ.ʒə.ʁɔ̃/ 		divergerez
/di.vɛʁ.ʒə.ʁe/ 		divergeront
/di.vɛʁ.ʒə.ʁɔ̃/
conditional divergerais
/di.vɛʁ.ʒə.ʁɛ/ 		divergerais
/di.vɛʁ.ʒə.ʁɛ/ 		divergerait
/di.vɛʁ.ʒə.ʁɛ/ 		divergerions
/di.vɛʁ.ʒə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		divergeriez
/di.vɛʁ.ʒə.ʁje/ 		divergeraient
/di.vɛʁ.ʒə.ʁɛ/
(compound
tenses) 		present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses) 		present diverge
/di.vɛʁʒ/ 		diverges
/di.vɛʁʒ/ 		diverge
/di.vɛʁʒ/ 		divergions
/di.vɛʁ.ʒjɔ̃/ 		divergiez
/di.vɛʁ.ʒje/ 		divergent
/di.vɛʁʒ/
imperfect2 divergeasse
/di.vɛʁ.ʒas/ 		divergeasses
/di.vɛʁ.ʒas/ 		divergeât
/di.vɛʁ.ʒa/ 		divergeassions
/di.vɛʁ.ʒa.sjɔ̃/ 		divergeassiez
/di.vɛʁ.ʒa.sje/ 		divergeassent
/di.vɛʁ.ʒas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — diverge
/di.vɛʁʒ/ 		— divergeons
/di.vɛʁ.ʒɔ̃/ 		divergez
/di.vɛʁ.ʒe/ 		—
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
  • past historic → present perfect
  • past anterior → pluperfect
  • imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive
  • pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive

(Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

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Verb[edit]

diverger

  1. imperative of divergere
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