conversant
Americanadjective
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familiar by use or study (usually followed bywith ).
conversant with Spanish history.
- Synonyms:
- proficient, well-informed, practiced, skilled, learned, versed
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Archaic. having regular or frequent conversation; intimately associating; acquainted.
adjective
Other Word Forms
- conversance noun
- conversancy noun
- conversantly adverb
- nonconversance noun
- nonconversancy noun
- nonconversant adjective
- nonconversantly adverb
- unconversant adjective
Etymology
Origin of conversant
1250–1300; Middle English conversa ( u ) nt < Latin conversant- (stem of conversāns ), present participle of conversārī to associate with. See converse 1, -ant
Example Sentences
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Coroner John Gittins said: "It is probable that carers were not properly conversant with the care plan, due to inadequate training."
From BBC
Rewiring America’s coaches are also conversant in these state and local incentives, and the group is hosting a California-specific coaching session on Sept. 11.
From Los Angeles Times
It’s not exactly secret, but it’s abstruse enough that they hope most people, who aren’t fully conversant with the complexities of the program, won’t get the drift.
From Los Angeles Times
Pagels is conversant with every version of the gospels — even the most obscure — and wades through them with forensic thoroughness.
From Los Angeles Times
His reputation as a president conversant in rocker counterculture, though, was noticed by the era’s preeminent gonzo journalist, Hunter S. Thompson.
From Los Angeles Times
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