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converse

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con·verse 1  (kn-vûrs)
intr.v. con·versed, con·vers·ing, con·vers·es
1. To engage in a spoken exchange of thoughts, ideas, or feelings; talk. See Synonyms at speak.
2. Archaic To be familiar; associate.
n. (knvûrs)
1. Spoken interchange of thoughts and feelings; conversation.
2. Obsolete Social interaction.

[Middle English conversen, to associate with, from Old French converser, from Latin conversr : com-, com- + versr, to occupy oneself; see wer-2 in Indo-European roots.]

converse 1
Verb
[-versing, -versed] to have a conversation [Latin conversari to keep company with]

converse 2
Adjective
reversed or opposite
Noun
a statement or idea that is the opposite of another [Latin conversus turned around]
conversely adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.converseconverse - a proposition obtained by conversion
proposition - (logic) a statement that affirms or denies something and is either true or false
Verb1.converse - carry on a conversation
argue, contend, debate, fence - have an argument about something
interview, question - conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting
interview - discuss formally with (somebody) for the purpose of an evaluation; "We interviewed the job candidates"
interview - go for an interview in the hope of being hired; "The job candidate interviewed everywhere"
talk, speak - exchange thoughts; talk with; "We often talk business"; "Actions talk louder than words"
chew the fat, chit-chat, chitchat, claver, confab, jaw, natter, shoot the breeze, chat, chaffer, confabulate, gossip, chatter, visit - talk socially without exchanging too much information; "the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze"
Adj.1.converse - of words so related that one reverses the relation denoted by the other; "`parental' and `filial' are converse terms"
antonymous - of words: having opposite meanings
2.converse - turned about in order or relation; "transposed letters"
backward - directed or facing toward the back or rear; "a backward view"

converse 1
verb talk, speak, chat, communicate, discourse, confer, commune, exchange views, shoot the breeze (slang), chiefly U.S., Canad. korero N.Z.

converse 2
noun 1. opposite, reverse, contrary, other side of the coin, obverse, antithesis
Translations

converse [ˈkɔnvəːs] ninversa
vi [kənˈvəːs]conversar;
to converse (with sb about sth) → conversar or platicar (LAM) (con algn de algo)
converse [ˈkɔnvəːs] ncontraire m, inverse m
vi [kənˈvəːs] to converse (with sb about sth) → s'entretenir (avec qn de qch)
converse n [ˈkɔnvəːs]
vi [kənˈvəːs]
nGegenteil nt
vi to converse (with sb) (about sth) → sich (mit jdm) (über etw) unterhalten
converse n [ˈkɔnvəːs]contrario, opposto
vi [kənˈvəːs]: to converse (with sb about sth) → conversare (con qn su qc)

converse1
v converse [kənˈvəːs]
to talk It is difficult to converse with people who do not speak your language.geselsيَتَحَدَّث، يُحادِثговоряhovořitsamtale; tale sammen; konverseresich unterhaltenσυζητώconversar, charlarvestlemaصحبت کردنkeskustellaconverserלְשׂוֹחֵחַवार्तालाप करनाopćiti, družiti setársalogbicararæða viðconversare語り合う대화하다kalbėtissarunātiesberbualconverserenføre en samtale, snakke sammenrozmawiaćconversara discutaобщатьсяhovoriťobčevatirazgovaratikonversera, samtalaพูดคุยkonuşmak, sohbet etmek交談розмовляти, спілкуватисяبات چیت كرناchuyện trò

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I suggested telepathy, but he said no, that it was not telepathy since they could only communicate when in each others' presence, nor could they talk with the Sagoths or the other inhabitants of Pellucidar by the same method they used to converse with one another.
One Evening in December as my Father, my Mother and myself, were arranged in social converse round our Fireside, we were on a sudden greatly astonished, by hearing a violent knocking on the outward door of our rustic Cot.
They are happy men, whose natures sort with their vocations; otherwise they may say, multum incola fuit anima mea; when they converse in those things, they do not affect.
 
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