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confluire

to converge

verb kon-floo-EE-reh Rare
Travel & Places Movement

Origin: From Latin confluere (con- + fluere, to flow).

Also means

to flow into

Usage Note

Confluire is an -ire verb conjugated with essere as auxiliary (it expresses intransitive motion). Literally it means rivers or roads merging (il Po confluisce nel mare Adriatico); figuratively it means ideas, groups, or efforts coming together. The past participle is confluito and agrees with the subject.

Examples

"I due fiumi confluiscono vicino alla città."

Natural Translation

The two rivers converge near the city.

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