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conversant

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con·ver·sant  (kn-vûrsnt, knvr-)
adj.
1. Familiar, as by study or experience: conversant with medieval history.
2. Able to converse knowledgeably: "By ... using a library of your personal design, you will find yourself more knowledgeable and, eventually, more conversant, on topics of interest to you" (Tom Kelley).

[Middle English conversaunt, associated with, from Old French conversant, present participle of converser, to associate with, from Latin conversr; see converse1.]

con·versant·ly adv.

conversant [kənˈvɜːsənt]
adj
(usually postpositive and foll by with) experienced (in), familiar (with), or acquainted (with)
conversance , conversancy n
conversantly  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.conversant - (usually followed by `with') well informed about or knowing thoroughly; "conversant with business trends"; "familiar with the complex machinery"; "he was familiar with those roads"
informed - having much knowledge or education; "an informed public"; "informed opinion"; "the informed customer"

conversant
adjective
conversant with experienced in, familiar with, skilled in, acquainted with, practised in, knowledgeable about, versed in, well up in (informal), well-informed about, proficient in, au fait with These businessmen are not conversant with basic scientific principles.
Translations
conversant [kənˈvɜːsənt] ADJ conversant withversado en, familiarizado con
to become conversant withfamiliarizarse con
conversant [kənˈvɜːrsənt] adj
to be conversant with → être au courant de
to be fully conversant with sth → être parfaitement au courant de qch
conversant
adj pred conversant with somethingmit etw vertraut
conversant [kənˈvɜːsnt] adj to be conversant with (car engines, machinery) → essere pratico/a di; (facts) → essere al corrente di; (language, subject) → avere una buona conoscenza di
conversant [kənˈvɜːsnt] adj to be conversant with (car engines, machinery) → essere pratico/a di; (facts) → essere al corrente di; (language, subject) → avere una buona conoscenza di


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IN PARTICULAR This Work Is Dedicated By A Humble Native Of Flatland In the Hope that Even as he was Initiated into the Mysteries OF THREE DIMENSIONS Having been previously conversant With ONLY TWO So the Citizens of that Celestial Region May aspire yet higher and higher To the Secrets of FOUR FIVE or EVEN SIX Dimensions Thereby contributing To the Enlargement of THE IMAGINATION And the possible Development Of that most and excellent GIFT of MODESTY Among the Superior Races Of SOLID HUMANITY
He had been with Malbihn for a year, and so was fairly conversant with the character of the white.
He took this Indian into his family, and by constant intercourse with him soon become sufficiently conversant with the vocabulary and construction of the language to translate the ten commandments, the Lord's prayer, and several passages of Scripture, besides composing exhortations and prayers.
 
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