English Explanatory Dictionary

converse

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To talk; to engage in conversation.
  2. To keep company; to hold intimate intercourse; to commune.
  3. To have knowledge of something, from long talk or study.
noun
  1. Free verbal interchange of thoughts or views; conversation; chat.
adj
  1. Opposite; reversed in order or relation; reciprocal.
noun
  1. The opposite or reverse.
  2. Of a proposition or theorem consisting of a statement of the form "If A is true, then B is true", the statement "If B is true, then A is true" which need not be equivalent to the first one.
  3. One of a pair of terms that name or describe a relationship from opposite perspectives; converse antonym; relational antonym.
  4. Synonym of transpose.
name
  1. A surname.
  2. A shoe of an American-based brand of that name.

Pronunciation

/kənˈvɜːs/ kənvûrs' /kənˈvɝs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Mélange a trois-converse.wav /ˈkɒnvɜːs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-converse (noun).wav kŏn'vûrs /ˈkɑnvɝs/

Word forms

converse converses conversing conversed

Etymology

From Old French converser, from Latin conversor (“live, have dealings with”).

Synonyms

chat common confab confabulate conversate converse convo discourse jaw parley treat word transpose

Related words

discuss

Derived words

conversable conversancy conversation converseness conversible conversely Converse County
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