converse

== English == === Etymology 1 === From Old French converser, from Latin conversor (“live, have dealings with”). ==== Pronunciation ==== (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /kənˈvɜːs/ (US) enPR: kənvûrs', IPA(key): /kənˈvɝs/ Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)s ==== Verb ==== converse (third-person singular simple present converses, present participle conversing, simple past and past participle conversed) (formal, intransitive) To talk; to engage in conversation. Synonyms: (nonstandard) conversate, (informal) convo, (formal) discourse; see also Thesaurus:converse (followed by with) To keep company; to hold intimate intercourse; to commune. (obsolete) To have knowledge of something, from long talk or study. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== Noun ==== converse (uncountable) (now literary) Free verbal interchange of thoughts or views; conversation; chat. === Etymology 2 === From Latin conversus (“turned around”), past participle of converto (“turn about”). ==== Pronunciation ==== (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɒnvɜːs/ (US) enPR: kŏn'vûrs, IPA(key): /ˈkɑnvɝs/ ==== Adjective ==== converse (not comparable) Opposite; reversed in order or relation; reciprocal. ==== Noun ==== converse (plural converses) The opposite or reverse. (logic) 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. (semantics) One of a pair of terms that name or describe a relationship from opposite perspectives; converse antonym; relational antonym. (graph theory) Synonym of transpose. ===== Derived terms ===== conversely ===== Translations ===== === Anagrams === Cervones, conserve, coveners, encovers == French == === Pronunciation === === Adjective === converse f sg feminine singular of convers === Verb === converse inflection of converser: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive second-person singular imperative == Galician == === Verb === converse inflection of conversar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative == Italian == === Alternative forms === convergé (rare) === Verb === converse third-person singular past historic of convergere === Anagrams === conserve, scernevo == Latin == === Participle === converse vocative masculine singular of conversus == Portuguese == === Verb === converse inflection of conversar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /komˈbeɾse/ [kõmˈbeɾ.se] Rhymes: -eɾse Syllabification: con‧ver‧se === Verb === converse inflection of conversar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative