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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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converse¹

vb [kənˈvɜːs] (intr; often foll by with)

1. to engage in conversation (with)

2. (Christian Religious Writings / Theology) to commune spiritually (with)

3. Obsolete

a.  to associate; consort

b.  to have sexual intercourse

n [ˈkɒnvɜːs]

1. conversation (often in the phrase hold converse with)

2. Obsolete

a.  fellowship or acquaintance

b.  sexual intercourse

[from Old French converser, from Latin conversārī to keep company with, from conversāre to turn constantly, from vertere to turn]

converser  n

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converse²

adj

(prenominal) reversed; opposite; contrary

n

1. something that is opposite or contrary

2. (Philosophy / Logic) Logic

a.  a categorical proposition obtained from another by the transposition of subject and predicate, as no bad man is bald from no bald man is bad

b.  a proposition so derived, possibly by weakening a universal proposition to the corresponding particular, as some socialists are rich from all rich men are socialists

3. (Philosophy / Logic) Logic Maths a relation that holds between two relata only when a given relation holds between them in reverse order: thus father of is the converse of son of

[from Latin conversus turned around; see converse¹]

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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converse¹

verb talk, speak, chat, communicate, discourse, confer, commune, exchange views, shoot the breeze (slang, chiefly U.S. & Canad.) They were conversing in German, their only common language.

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converse²

noun

opposite, reverse, contrary, other side of the coin, obverse, antithesis If that is true, the converse is equally so.

adjective

opposite, counter, reverse, contrary Stress reduction techniques have the converse effect on the immune system.

Translations

converse¹ [kənˈvɜːs] VI to converse (with sb) (about sth) → conversar or (LAm) platicar (con algn) (sobre algo)
to converse by signs → hablar por señas

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converse² [ˈkɒnvɜːs]

A. N (Math, Logic) → proposición f recíproca; (gen) → inversa f
but the converse is true → pero la verdad es al revés

B. ADJ → contrario, opuesto (Logic) → recíproco

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converse [ˈkɒnvɜː^rs]

n (= opposite) → contraire m, inverse m

[kənˈvɜː^rs] vi → s'entretenir
to converse with sb about sth → s'entretenir avec qn de qch

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converse¹

vi (form) → sich unterhalten, konversieren (old)

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converse²

adj → umgekehrt; (Logic also) → konvers (spec); opinions etc → gegenteilig

n (= opposite) → Gegenteil nt; (Logic: = proposition) → Umkehrung f, → Konverse f (spec); the converse is true → das Gegenteil trifft zu; quite the converse → ganz im Gegenteil

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converse¹ [kənˈvɜːs] vi to converse (with sb about sth) (frm) → conversare (con qn su or di qc)

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converse¹ [kənˈvɜːs] vi to converse (with sb about sth) (frm) → conversare (con qn su or di qc)

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converse² [ˈkɒnvɜːs]

1. n → inverso, contrario, opposto (Math) → opposto

2. adj → opposto/a, contrario/a

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converse² [ˈkɒnvɜːs]

1. n → inverso, contrario, opposto (Math) → opposto

2. adj → opposto/a, contrario/a

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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 담화하다 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

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converse²

n converse [ˈkonvəːs]

the opposite; the contrary. omgekeerde ضِد، نَقيض، عَكْس обратното opak det omvendte; det modsatte gegenteilig το αντίθετο contrario, inverso vastand مخالف؛ معکوس vastakohta contraire הִפּוּך @@@הִיפּוּך$$$ विपरीत preobrtanje ellentét kebalikan andstæða contrario 反対 정반대 priešingumas, priešingybė pretstats; pretējais lawannya het omgekeerde det motsatte/omvendte odwrotność inverso opus; contrar противоположное opak nasprotje obrnut omvänd, motsatt ความตรงกันข้าม karşıtı, zıddı 相反的事物／說法 зворотне твердження ضد، برعكس điều ngược lại 反题；相反的事物／说法

adv conversely [konˈvəːsli]

omgekeerd بِصورةِ مُناقِضَه، بِصورةِ عَكسيَّـه обратно naopak, obráceně omvendt umgekehrt αντίθετα a la inversa ümberpöördult وارونه؛ برعکس käänteisesti à l'inverse לְהֵפֶך उलटा protivan, obrnut, naopak kölcsönösen, viszont, vmivel szemben sebaliknya öfugt; gagnstætt al contrario 逆に 정반대로 priešingai, atvirkščiai pretēji; apgriezti dengan lawannya omgekeerd omvendt odwrotnie por outro lado invers наоборот naopak nasprotno obrnuto omvänt ในทางตรงกันข้าม tam tersine 反觀 протилежно; навпаки بالعكس ngược lại 相反地