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confluir

to converge; to flow together

verb kon-floo-EER Rare

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

Usage Note

Confluir is used both literally — rivers or roads meeting — and figuratively, for ideas, cultures, or people coming together at a point. It conjugates like huir (irregular -uir verb): confluyen, confluyó, confluyendo. The noun confluencia (confluence) shares the same root.

Examples

"Los dos ríos confluyen cerca del pueblo."

Natural Translation

The two rivers converge near the town.

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