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converseenUK
con·verse 1 C0615200 (kən-vûrs′)intr.v. con·versed, con·vers·ing, con·vers·es 1. To engage in an exchange of thoughts and feelings by means of speech or sign language. See Synonyms at speak.2. Archaic To interact socially with others; associate.n. (kŏn′vûrs′) Archaic 1. An interchange of thoughts and feelings by means of speech or sign language; conversation.2. Social interaction.
[Middle English conversen, to associate with, from Old French converser, from Latin conversārī : com-, com- + versārī, to occupy oneself; see wer- in Indo-European roots.]
con·verse 2 C0615200 (kən-vûrs′, kŏn′vûrs′)adj. Reversed, as in position, order, or action; contrary.n. (kŏn′vûrs′)1. Something that has been reversed; an opposite.2. Logic A proposition obtained by conversion.
[Latin conversus, past participle of convertere, to turn around; see convert.]
con·verse′ly adv.converse vb 1. to engage in conversation (with) 2. (Theology) to commune spiritually (with) 3. obsolete a. to associate; consortb. to have sexual intercourse n 4. conversation (often in the phrase hold converse with) 5. obsolete a. fellowship or acquaintanceb. sexual intercourse [C16: from Old French converser, from Latin conversārī to keep company with, from conversāre to turn constantly, from vertere to turn] conˈverser n
converse (ˈkɒnvɜːs) adj (prenominal) reversed; opposite; contraryn1. something that is opposite or contrary2. (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 badb. a proposition so derived, possibly by weakening a universal proposition to the corresponding particular, as some socialists are rich from all rich men are socialists3. (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[C16: from Latin conversus turned around; see converse1]con•verse1 (v. kənˈvɜrs; n. ˈkɒn vɜrs)
v. -versed, -vers•ing,
n. v.i. 1. to talk informally with another; exchange ideas by talking. 2. Archaic. to maintain a familiar association (usu. fol. by with). n. 3. conversation. [1300–50; Middle English < Middle French converser < Latin conversārī to associate with] con•vers′er, n. con•verse2 (adj. kənˈvɜrs, ˈkɒn vɜrs; n. ˈkɒn vɜrs)
adj. 1. opposite or contrary in direction, action, sequence, etc.; turned around. n. 2. something opposite or contrary. 3. a logical proposition obtained from another proposition by conversion. 4. 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.” [1350–1400; Middle English convers (< Anglo-French) < Latin conversus, past participle of convertere to turn around; see convert] con•verse′ly, adv. contrary, converse, opposite, reverse - Contrary describes something that contradicts a proposition, converse is used when the elements of a proposition are reversed, opposite pertains to that which is diametrically opposed to a proposition, and reverse can mean each of those.See also related terms for reverse.converse
Past participle: conversed
Gerund: conversing
| Imperative |
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| converse | | converse |
| Present |
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| I converse | | you converse | | he/she/it converses | | we converse | | you converse | | they converse |
| Preterite |
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| I conversed | | you conversed | | he/she/it conversed | | we conversed | | you conversed | | they conversed |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am conversing | | you are conversing | | he/she/it is conversing | | we are conversing | | you are conversing | | they are conversing |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have conversed | | you have conversed | | he/she/it has conversed | | we have conversed | | you have conversed | | they have conversed |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was conversing | | you were conversing | | he/she/it was conversing | | we were conversing | | you were conversing | | they were conversing |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had conversed | | you had conversed | | he/she/it had conversed | | we had conversed | | you had conversed | | they had conversed |
| Future |
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| I will converse | | you will converse | | he/she/it will converse | | we will converse | | you will converse | | they will converse |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have conversed | | you will have conversed | | he/she/it will have conversed | | we will have conversed | | you will have conversed | | they will have conversed |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be conversing | | you will be conversing | | he/she/it will be conversing | | we will be conversing | | you will be conversing | | they will be conversing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been conversing | | you have been conversing | | he/she/it has been conversing | | we have been conversing | | you have been conversing | | they have been conversing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been conversing | | you will have been conversing | | he/she/it will have been conversing | | we will have been conversing | | you will have been conversing | | they will have been conversing |
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| I had been conversing | | you had been conversing | | he/she/it had been conversing | | we had been conversing | | you had been conversing | | they had been conversing |
| Conditional |
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| I would converse | | you would converse | | he/she/it would converse | | we would converse | | you would converse | | they would converse |
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| I would have conversed | | you would have conversed | | he/she/it would have conversed | | we would have conversed | | you would have conversed | | they would have conversed |
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  converse - a proposition obtained by conversionproposition - (logic) a statement that affirms or denies something and is either true or false | | Verb | 1. | converse - carry on a conversationdiscourseargue, contend, debate, fence - have an argument about somethinginterview, question - conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reportinginterview - 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, chitchat, chit-chat, 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, reversedbackward - directed or facing toward the back or rear; "a backward view" |
converse1verb 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.
converse2noun1. opposite, reverse, contrary, other side of the coin, obverse, antithesis If that is true, the converse is equally so.adjective1. opposite, counter, reverse, contrary Stress reduction techniques have the converse effect on the immune system.converse 1verbTo engage in spoken exchange:chat, confabulate, discourse, speak, talk.Informal: confab, visit.noun1. Spoken exchange:chat, colloquy, confabulation, conversation, dialogue, discourse, speech, talk.Informal: confab.Slang: jaw.2. Obsolete. The exchange of ideas by writing, speech, or signals:communication, communion, intercommunication, intercourse.
converse 2adjectiveDiametrically opposed:antipodal, antipodean, antithetical, antonymic, antonymous, contradictory, contrary, counter, diametric, diametrical, opposing, opposite, polar, reverse.nounThat which is diametrically opposed to another:antipode, antipodes, antithesis, antonym, contrary, counter, opposite, reverse.Logic: contradictory, contrapositive.Translationsconverse1 (kənˈvəːs) verb to talk. It is difficult to converse with people who do not speak your language. 交談 交谈
converse2 (ˈkonvəːs) noun the opposite; the contrary. 相反的事物／說法 相反的事物／说法 conversely (konˈvəːsli) adverb 反觀 相反地converseenUK
converse with (someone or something)To talk to someone or something. I can't give you an answer until I converse with Carol about this issue—is she in the office today? I wouldn't cross a woman who converses with the spirits—who knows what kinds of punishments she can call down on us!See also: converseconverse with someone (about someone or something) and converse (with someone) about someone or somethingto talk about someone or something. Please converse with Ted about that. I need to converse about last night with you. The principal needs to converse with you.See also: converseconverseenUK
converse1. Logica. 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 2. 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 converse[′kän‚vərs] (mathematics) The converse of the statement “if p, then q ” is the statement “if q, then p.” converse (logic)The truth of a proposition of the form A => B andits converse B => A are shown in the following truth table:
A B | A => B B => A------+----------------f f | t tf t | t ft f | f tt t | t tconverseenUK
Related to converse: vansSynonyms for converseverb talkSynonyms- talk
- speak
- chat
- communicate
- discourse
- confer
- commune
- exchange views
- shoot the breeze
noun oppositeSynonyms- opposite
- reverse
- contrary
- other side of the coin
- obverse
- antithesis
adj oppositeSynonyms- opposite
- counter
- reverse
- contrary
Synonyms for converseverb to engage in spoken exchangeSynonyms- chat
- confabulate
- discourse
- speak
- talk
- confab
- visit
noun spoken exchangeSynonyms- chat
- colloquy
- confabulation
- conversation
- dialogue
- discourse
- speech
- talk
- confab
- jaw
noun the exchange of ideas by writing, speech, or signalsSynonyms- communication
- communion
- intercommunication
- intercourse
adj diametrically opposedSynonyms- antipodal
- antipodean
- antithetical
- antonymic
- antonymous
- contradictory
- contrary
- counter
- diametric
- diametrical
- opposing
- opposite
- polar
- reverse
noun that which is diametrically opposed to anotherSynonyms- antipode
- antipodes
- antithesis
- antonym
- contrary
- counter
- opposite
- reverse
- contradictory
- contrapositive
Synonyms for conversenoun a proposition obtained by conversionRelated Wordsverb carry on a conversationSynonymsRelated Words- argue
- contend
- debate
- fence
- interview
- question
- talk
- speak
- chew the fat
- chitchat
- chit-chat
- claver
- confab
- jaw
- natter
- shoot the breeze
- chat
- chaffer
- confabulate
- gossip
- chatter
- visit
adj of words so related that one reverses the relation denoted by the otherRelated Wordsadj turned about in order or relationSynonymsRelated Words |