Vocabulary
Diverge
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
(of a road, route, or line) separate from another route and go in a different direction.
Urdu meaning
منتشر ہونا، پھولنا، موڑ
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- Besides, the foreign policy priorities of Islamabad and Washington diverge considerably in several areas, including the Palestine question, ties with Iran and the relationship with China.
- Yet a new report by the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative, the Commonwealth Journalists Association and the Commonwealth Lawyers Association shows how far words and practice diverge.
- Yet a new report by the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative, the Commonwealth Journalists Association and the Commonwealth Lawyers Association shows how far words and practice diverge.
- ButAsghar Ali`s case is more fundamentally about how Pakistani society treats women who choose paths that diverge from the narrow, conservative, and frequently misogynistic values of many families.
- Despite the fact that both the HTS and the Afghan Taliban share characteristics in their diplomatic overtures and political pragmatism, they also diverge sharply.
Synonyms
separate, part, disunite, fork, branch off, divide, subdivide, split, go in different directions
Curator example
“the flight path diverged from the original flight plan”
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