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- [verb kuh n-vurs; noun kon-vurs]
- /verb kənˈvɜrs; noun ˈkɒn vɜrs/
- /ˈkɒn.vɜːs/
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- [verb kuh n-vurs; noun kon-vurs]
- /verb kənˈvɜrs; noun ˈkɒn vɜrs/
Definitions of converse word
- verb converse If you converse with someone, you talk to them. You can also say that two people converse. 3
- singular noun converse The converse of a statement is its opposite or reverse. 3
- verb converse to engage in conversation (with) 3
- verb converse to commune spiritually (with) 3
- verb converse to associate; consort 3
- verb converse to have sexual intercourse 3
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Origin of converse
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English conversen < Middle French converser < Latin conversārī to associate with. See con-, verse
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Converse
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
converse popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
converse usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for converse
verb converse
- commune — A commune is a group of people who live together and share everything.
- use — to employ for some purpose; put into service; make use of: to use a knife.
- yak — a loud, hearty laugh.
- chat — When people chat, they talk to each other in an informal and friendly way.
- parley — a discussion or conference.
noun converse
- contrary — Ideas, attitudes, or reactions that are contrary to each other are completely different from each other.
- opposite — situated, placed, or lying face to face with something else or each other, or in corresponding positions with relation to an intervening line, space, or thing: opposite ends of a room.
- reverse — opposite or contrary in position, direction, order, or character: an impression reverse to what was intended; in reverse sequence.
- inverse — reversed in position, order, direction, or tendency.
- antithesis — The antithesis of something is its exact opposite.
adjective converse
- opposing — to act against or provide resistance to; combat.
- adverse — Adverse decisions, conditions, or effects are unfavourable to you.
- antithetical — Something that is antithetical to something else is the opposite of it and is unable to exist with it.
- antipodal — of or relating to diametrically opposite points on the earth's surface
Antonyms for converse
noun converse
- similarity — the state of being similar; likeness; resemblance.
- same — identical with what is about to be or has just been mentioned: This street is the same one we were on yesterday.
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