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verb | noun | adjective converseconverse1 /kənˈvɚs/ AWL verb [intransitive] formal ETYMOLOGYconverse1Origin: 1300-1400 Old French converser, from Latin conversari to live with, be with, from convertere; ➔ CONVERT1 VERB TABLEconverse |
| Present | I, you, we, they | converse | | he, she, it | converses | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | conversed | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have conversed | | he, she, it | has conversed | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had conversed | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will converse | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have conversed |
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| Present | I | am conversing | | he, she, it | is conversing | | you, we, they | are conversing | | Past | I, he, she, it | was conversing | | you, we, they | were conversing | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been conversing | | he, she, it | has been conversing | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been conversing | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be conversing | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been conversing |
THESAURUSconversation► talk to say things to someone, especially in a conversation: I could hear people talking in the next room. Once Lou gets talking, you know you’re going to be there a while (=starts having a conversation). ► speak (to/with somebody) to talk to someone about something, especially for a particular reason: Can I speak to you in the other room? ► discuss to talk seriously about ideas or plans: We’ll discuss the matter at the meeting. ► have a conversation (with somebody) to talk informally to another person or people in order to ask questions, exchange ideas, etc.: I had a brief conversation with him last week. ► converse formal to have a conversation with someone: Students like her because she can converse with them in their own language. ► chat (with/to somebody) (also have a chat) informal to talk to someone in a friendly way about things that are not very important: We had a nice chat about what our kids are up to. ► visit (with somebody) informal to have a conversation with someone, especially about your personal lives: The aunts and uncles were visiting in the living room. ► gossip to talk about other people’s private lives when they are not there: People have started to gossip about his wife. ► whisper to talk quietly, usually because you do not want other people to hear what you are saying: He turned to his mother and whispered something in her ear. ► go on to talk too much or for too long about something: She went on and on about how good she was at basketball. ► ramble (on) to talk for a long time in a way that does not seem organized, and that other people think is boring: He rambled on for an hour about fishing. ► chatter/prattle to talk a lot without stopping about things that are not important: She chattered happily about the party until she noticed I wasn’t listening. to have a conversation with someone SYN talk: converse with She enjoyed the chance to converse with someone who spoke her native language.► see thesaurus at talk1 verb | noun | adjective converseconverse2 /ˈkɑnvɚs/ ●○○ AWL noun 1the converse formal the converse of a fact, word, statement, etc. is the opposite of it SYN opposite: If the project is successful, he’ll get the credit, but the converse is also true: he’ll get the blame if it fails.2[singular, uncountable] math a mathematical or logical statement in which the subject and the claim about the subject have been reversed. For example, the converse of “All X is Y” is “All Y is X”; the converse of the conditional sentence “If p, then q” is “If q, then p.” → inverse verb | noun | adjective converseconverse3 /kənˈvɚs, ˈkɑnvɚs/ AWL adjective formal ETYMOLOGYconverse3Origin: 1300-1400 Latin, past participle of convertere; ➔ CONVERT1 opposite: a converse opinion |