conversant

== English == === Alternative forms === conversaunt (obsolete) === Etymology === From Old French conversant, present participle of converser. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /kənˈvɜːsənt/ (US) IPA(key): /kənˈvɝsənt/ (obsolete) IPA(key): /ˈkɒnvə(ɹ)sænt/, /ˈkɒnvə(ɹ)sənt/ === Adjective === conversant (comparative more conversant, superlative most conversant) Closely familiar; current; having frequent interaction. Familiar or acquainted by use or study; well-informed; versed. c. 1694, John Dryden, letter to Mr. John Dennis deeply conversant in the Platonic philosophy 1720, Thomas Parnell, corrected by Alexander Pope, "Essay on Homer", published with Pope's translation of the Iliad He uses the different dialects […] as one who had been conversant with them all. (archaic) Concerned; occupied. ==== Usage notes ==== Generally used with with, sometimes with in. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === conversant (plural conversants) One who converses with another. Synonyms: interlocutor, conversational partner === References === === Anagrams === conservant == Catalan == === Verb === conversant gerund of conversar == French == === Participle === conversant present participle of converser === Further reading === “conversant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === conservant == Latin == === Verb === conversant third-person plural present active indicative of conversō