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What does the context suggest is the most likely meaning of diverged in these lines from “The Road Not Taken”?

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,

And sorry I could not travel both

And be one traveler, long I stood….


branched away from each other


offered an invitation to travelers


ran parallel to each other


looked similar to each other

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Hello there!!

The answer would be branched away from each other. This is indicated by the narrator's indecision.

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