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converse1

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Definition of converse

verb

Pronunciation: /kənˈvəːs/
[no object]
  • engage in conversation:she was withdrawn and preoccupied, hardly able to converse with her mother

noun

Pronunciation: /ˈkɒnvəːs/
[mass noun] archaic
  • conversation: his converse at such seasons was always elevating [count noun]:it will be difficult in these converses not to talk of secular matter

Derivatives

converser

Pronunciation: /kənˈvəːsə/
noun

Origin:

late Middle English (in the sense 'live among, be familiar with'): from Old French converser, from Latin conversari 'keep company (with'), from con- 'with' + versare, frequentative of vertere 'to turn'. The current sense of the verb dates from the early 17th century

converse in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of converse in the US English dictionary