converse¹ Definition
con·verse (kən vʉrs′; for n. kän′vʉrs′)
intransitive verb -·versed′, -·vers′·ing
- to hold a conversation; talk
- Obsolete to consort; interact socially
Etymology: ME conversen < OFr converser < L conversari, to live with, keep company with, freq. of convertere: see convert
noun
- informal talk; conversation
- Obsolete social interaction
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converse² Definition
con·verse (kän′vʉrs; also, for adj., kən vʉrs′)
adjective
reversed in position, order, action, etc.; opposite; contrary; turned about
Etymology: L conversus, pp. of convertere: see convert
noun
- a thing related in a converse way; the opposite
- Logic a proposition obtained by conversion
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v.
converse Usage Examples
Preposition: on
subject: Sitting together in the evening at Tain we conversed on the subject of the Disruption struggle.
Preposition: at
level: We need someone who can converse at all levels.
Converse of object
- hold: The skipper held aloof from everybody, hardly holding converse with the mate.
- do: But somehow it makes more sense than doing the converse.
Modifying Another Word
- fluently: These interrogators were already well versed in military intelligence and were able to converse fluently in German.
- familiarly: Men must necessarily have some relation to heaven before they can familiarly converse there.
- freely: All people meet as equals and are able to converse freely with a common interest.
- together: They are conversing together on the dire intelligence they have just received.
- easily: In order to build up good relationships, you will need to converse easily in French or German.
- never: I have never conversed with anyone who claimed they did not know!
Modifies a noun
- trainer: Play the new Sonic game in style by entering to win limited edition Sonic Rush converse trainers and a copy of the game.
- situation: The converse situation arises in an alliance when more than one state must agree before nuclear weapons can be used.
- case: Take the converse case of a fall in value.
Preposition: in
language: Babies could speak before the sixth month and could converse in rational language before the seventh.
Preposition: with
- angel: Jess has already retired to the pub next door leaving me to converse with the little angels.
- colleague: Do teachers want to converse with every other colleague in Scotland?
- speaker: I would love to converse with a native French speaker who would like to improve their English.
- spirit: I peacefully conversed with the spirits in the trees, Spoke with the deities in Avalon from across the seas.
- someone: And I was able to converse with someone who was there with me, " he says, with a nod to Burton.
- client: He also picked up the English language very well and could converse with the clients, while offering encouragement.
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