to converse

  • 61converse — 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) …

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  • 62CONVERSE — adj. et s. f. T. de Logique. On dit qu Une proposition est converse, est la converse d une autre, lorsque de l attribut de la première on fait le sujet de la seconde, et du sujet de la première, l attribut de la seconde, sans que la proposition… …

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  • 63converse — converse1 converser, n. v. /keuhn verrs /; n. /kon verrs/, v., conversed, conversing, n. v.i. 1. to talk informally with another or others; exchange views, opinions, etc., by talking. 2. Archaic. to maintain a familiar association (usually fol.… …

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  • 64Converse — /kon verrs/, n. Frederick Shepherd /shep euhrd/, 1871 1940, U.S. composer. * * * ▪ logic       in logic, the proposition resulting from an interchange of subject and predicate with each other. Thus, the converse of “No man is a pencil” is “No… …

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  • 65converse — 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] …

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  • 66converse — The converse of a relation R xy is that relation R such that R yx iff R xy . ‘Child of’ is the converse of ‘parent of’. The converse of a conditional ‘if p then q ’ is the very different conditional, ‘if q then p ’ …

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  • 67converse — 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 …

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  • 68Converse — 1 Original name in latin Converse Name in other language State code US Continent/City America/Chicago longitude 29.51801 latitude 98.31612 altitude 222 Population 18198 Date 2011 05 14 2 Original name in latin Converse Name in other language… …

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  • 69converse — con|verse1 [ kən vɜrs ] verb intransitive FORMAL to have a conversation converse con|verse 2 [ kan,vɜrs ] adjective FORMAL opposite: a converse belief …

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  • 70converse — {{11}}converse (adj.) exact opposite, 1560s, from L. conversus turn around, pp. of convertere to turn about (see CONVERT (Cf. convert)). Originally mathematical. The noun is attested from 1550s in mathematics. Related: Conversely. {{12}}converse… …

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