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converse

[ verb kuhn-vurs; noun kon-vurs ]

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verb (used without object)

conversed, conversing.

to talk informally with another or others; exchange views, opinions, etc., by talking.
Synonyms: , , , ,
Archaic. to maintain a familiar association (usually followed by with ).
Obsolete. to have sexual intercourse (usually followed by with ).

noun

familiar discourse or talk; conversation.

converse

[ adjective kuhn-vurs, kon-vurs; noun kon-vurs ]

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adjective

opposite or contrary in direction, action, sequence, etc.; turned around.

noun

something opposite or contrary.
Logic.
1. a proposition obtained from another proposition by conversion.
2. the relation between two terms, one of which is related to the other in a given manner, as “younger than” to “older than.”
a group of words correlative with a preceding group but having a significant pair of terms interchanged, as “hot in winter but cold in summer” and “cold in winter but hot in summer.”

Converse

[ kon-vurs ]

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noun

Frederick Shep·herd [shep, -erd], 1871–1940, U.S. composer.

converse

verb

to engage in conversation (with)
to commune spiritually (with)
obsolete.
1. to associate; consort
2. to have sexual intercourse

noun

conversation (often in the phrase hold converse with )
obsolete.
1. fellowship or acquaintance
2. sexual intercourse

converse

/ ˈ��ɒ�Ա�ɜː�� /

adjective

prenominal reversed; opposite; contrary

noun

something that is opposite or contrary
logic
1. a categorical proposition obtained from another by the transposition of subject and predicate, as no bad man is bald from no bald man is bad
2. a proposition so derived, possibly by weakening a universal proposition to the corresponding particular, as some socialists are rich from all rich men are socialists
logic maths a relation that holds between two relata only when a given relation holds between them in reverse order: thus father of is the converse of son of

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Derived Forms

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Other Word Forms

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Word History and Origins

Origin of converse¹

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English conversen, from Middle French converser, from Latin ��ǲԱ��ī “to associate with”; con-, verse

Origin of converse²

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English convers, from Anglo-French or directly from Latin conversus, past participle of convertere “to turn around,” equivalent to con- “with, together” + vert- “to turn” + -tus past participle suffix; convert ¹

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Word History and Origins

Origin of converse¹

C16: from Old French converser, from Latin ��ǲԱ��ī to keep company with, from ��ǲԱ�� to turn constantly, from vertere to turn

Origin of converse²

C16: from Latin conversus turned around; see converse ¹

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Synonym Study

See speak.

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Example Sentences

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Her target runs away, because trying to talk to someone behaving like her is like trying to converse with a wildfire.

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He speaks softly but passionately about his work and the show as we converse before a meal of brisket, cornbread and an assortment of sides.

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Whether in Violet’s hand or buzzing on the table, it sabotages her ability to converse; it’s an exaggeration of how a tool intended to connect people wedges them apart.

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This was particularly prevalent early on, though in the second half he spent more time on the bench conversing with staff as the flow of the game changed.

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Nvidia offers products that allow businesses to build or speed up the development of AI systems that can converse with people and perform tasks.

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