converse (verb)
1converse — Ⅰ. converse [1] ► VERB ▪ hold a conversation. DERIVATIVES converser noun. ORIGIN originally in the sense «live among, be familiar with»: from Latin conversari keep company with . Ⅱ. converse [2] …
2converse — I verb address, advise, allocute, answer, articulate, attest to, carry on a conversation, comment on, commune with, communicate with, confabulate, confer with, conferre, consult with, debate, descant, discourse, discuss, dissertate, exchange… …
3converse — is pronounced with stress on the first syllable as an adjective and noun (= the opposite), and on the second syllable as a verb (= to have a conversation) …
4converse — 1 verb (I) formal to talk informally, or to have a conversation (+ with): It s difficult to converse rationally with people who hold extremist views. 2 noun formal the converse the converse of a fact, word, statement etc is the opposite of it: I… …
5converse — I. noun Etymology: Middle English convers, from Anglo French converse, from converser Date: 15th century 1. archaic social interaction 2. conversation II. intransitive verb (conversed; conversing) …
6converse — converses, conversing, conversed (The verb is pronounced [[t]kənvɜ͟ː(r)s[/t]]. The noun is pronounced [[t]kɒ̱nvɜː(r)s[/t]].) 1) V RECIP If you converse with someone, you talk to them. You can also say that two people converse. [FORMAL] [V with n] …
7converse — I UK [kənˈvɜː(r)s] / US [kənˈvɜrs] verb [intransitive] Word forms converse : present tense I/you/we/they converse he/she/it converses present participle conversing past tense conversed past participle conversed formal to have a conversation II UK …
8converse — con|verse1 [ kən vɜrs ] verb intransitive FORMAL to have a conversation converse con|verse 2 [ kan,vɜrs ] adjective FORMAL opposite: a converse belief …
9converse — I. verb (i) /kənˈvɜs / (say kuhn vers) (conversed, conversing) 1. (sometimes followed by with) to talk informally with another; interchange thought by speech. –noun /ˈkɒnvɜs / (say konvers) 2. familiar discourse or talk; conversation. {Middle… …
10converse — 1. verb /kənˈvɜːs,kənˈvɝs/ to talk; to engage in conversation 2. noun /kənˈvɜːs,kənˈvɝs/ a) Familiar discourse; free interchange of thoughts or views; conversation; …
