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converse.

To talk; to engage in conversation.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/kənˈvɜːs/Received-Pronunciation/kənˈvɝs/US
  1. To talk; to engage in conversation.

    formal · intransitive
  2. To keep company; to hold intimate intercourse; to commune.

  3. To have knowledge of something, from long talk or study.

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

From Old French converser, from Latin conversor (“live, have dealings with”).

noun/kənˈvɜːs/Received-Pronunciation/kənˈvɝs/US
  1. Free verbal interchange of thoughts or views; conversation; chat.

    literary · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Old French converser, from Latin conversor (“live, have dealings with”).

adj/ˈkɒnvɜːs/Received-Pronunciation/ˈkɑnvɝs/US
  1. Opposite; reversed in order or relation; reciprocal.

    not-comparable
    a converse proposition
Where this word comes from

From Latin conversus (“turned around”), past participle of converto (“turn about”).

noun/ˈkɒnvɜːs/Received-Pronunciation/ˈkɑnvɝs/US
  1. The opposite or reverse.

  2. Of a proposition or theorem consisting of a statement of the form "If A is true, then B is true", the statement "If B is true, then A is true" which need not be equivalent to the first one.

    All trout are fish, but the converse, that all fish are trout, is not true.
  3. One of a pair of terms that name or describe a relationship from opposite perspectives; converse antonym; relational antonym.

  4. Synonym of transpose.

Where this word comes from

From Latin conversus (“turned around”), past participle of converto (“turn about”).

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