converse
1to talk informally with another or others; exchange views, opinions, etc., by talking.
Archaic. to maintain a familiar association (usually followed by with).
Obsolete. to have sexual intercourse (usually followed by with).
familiar discourse or talk; conversation.
Origin of converse
1synonym study For converse
Other words for converse
Other words from converse
- con·vers·er, noun
Other definitions for converse (2 of 3)
opposite or contrary in direction, action, sequence, etc.; turned around.
something opposite or contrary.
Logic.
a proposition obtained from another proposition by conversion.
the relation between two terms, one of which is related to the other in a given manner, as “younger than” to “older than.”
a group of words correlative with a preceding group but having a significant pair of terms interchanged, as “hot in winter but cold in summer” and “cold in winter but hot in summer.”
Origin of converse
2Other words from converse
- con·verse·ly [kuhn-vurs-lee, kon-vurs-], /kənˈvɜrs li, ˈkɒn vɜrs-/, adverb
Words that may be confused with converse
Other definitions for Converse (3 of 3)
Frederick Shep·herd [shep-erd], /ˈʃɛp ərd/, 1871–1940, U.S. composer.
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How to use converse in a sentence
I not only got to work with them but conversed with both of them at length.
Kentucky’s Finest Antihero: Walton Goggins on Justified’s Chameleon Villain | Allen Barra | February 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTNot only did I met children of all stripes, I met and conversed with adults from a young age.
This Is What It Is Like To Be Deaf From Birth | Quora Contributor | December 23, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThey conversed upon literary projects, upon political reforms, upon speculations in philosophy and science.
Madame Roland, Makers of History | John S. C. AbbottWith this coxswain he conversed long about the nature of his stirring and dangerous duties.
The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands | R.M. BallantyneA foreign gentleman present remarked, that though we were but four, we hardly conversed together.
Journal of a Voyage to Brazil | Maria Graham
To me, as a stranger, he was most ceremoniously yet kindly polite, and conversed on all subjects and of all countries.
Journal of a Voyage to Brazil | Maria GrahamHer Imperial Majesty conversed easily with every body, only telling us all to speak Portuguese, which of course we did.
Journal of a Voyage to Brazil | Maria Graham
British Dictionary definitions for converse (1 of 2)
to engage in conversation (with)
to commune spiritually (with)
obsolete
to associate; consort
to have sexual intercourse
conversation (often in the phrase hold converse with)
obsolete
fellowship or acquaintance
sexual intercourse
Origin of converse
1Derived forms of converse
- converser, noun
British Dictionary definitions for converse (2 of 2)
/ (ˈkɒnvɜːs) /
(prenominal) reversed; opposite; contrary
something that is opposite or contrary
logic
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
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
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
Origin of converse
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