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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.

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[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.]

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con·verse ²  (kn-vûrs, knvûrs)

adj.

Reversed, as in position, order, or action; contrary.

n. (knvûrs)

1. Something that has been reversed; an opposite.

2. Logic A proposition obtained by conversion.

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[Latin conversus, past participle of convertere, to turn around; see convert.]

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con·versely adv.

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converse ¹

Verb

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

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converse ²

Adjective

reversed or opposite

Noun

a statement or idea that is the opposite of another [Latin conversus turned around]

conversely adv

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	converse - a proposition obtained by conversion proposition - (logic) a statement that affirms or denies something and is either true or false
Verb	1.	converse - carry on a conversation discourse 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" transposed, reversed backward - directed or facing toward the back or rear; "a backward view"

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converse ¹

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

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converse ²

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

adjective 2. opposite, counter, reverse, contrary

Translations

converse [ˈkɔnvəːs] n → inversa

vi [kənˈvəːs] → conversar;

to converse (with sb about sth) → conversar or platicar (LAM) (con algn de algo)

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converse [ˈkɔnvəːs] n → contraire m, inverse m

vi [kənˈvəːs] to converse (with sb about sth) → s'entretenir (avec qn de qch)

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converse n [ˈkɔnvəːs]

vi [kənˈvəːs]

n → Gegenteil nt

vi to converse (with sb) (about sth) → sich (mit jdm) (über etw) unterhalten

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converse n [ˈkɔnvəːs] → contrario, opposto

vi [kənˈvəːs]: to converse (with sb about sth) → conversare (con qn su qc)

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converse¹

v converse [kənˈvəːs]

to talk It is difficult to converse with people who do not speak your language. gesels يَتَحَدَّث، يُحادِث говоря hovořit samtale; tale sammen; konversere sich unterhalten συζητώ conversar, charlar vestlema صحبت کردن keskustella converser לְשׂוֹחֵחַ वार्तालाप करना općiti, družiti se társalog bicara ræða við conversare 語り合う 대화하다 kalbėtis sarunāties berbual converseren føre en samtale, snakke sammen rozmawiać conversar a discuta общаться hovoriť občevati razgovarati konversera, samtala พูดคุย konuşmak, sohbet etmek 交談 розмовляти, спілкуватися بات چیت كرنا chuyện trò 交谈