converse

kənˈvɜːrs

Definition

Conjugation

Definition of converse - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

intr.

talkengage in spoken communication with someone

They often converse about their favorite books.

chat

speak

talk

spirituality

Rare

engage in spiritual communication or communion

Rare

She would converse with nature during her walks.

commune

meditate

Noun

oppositesthe opposite or reverse of something

The converse of his statement was also true.

antithesis

contrary

reverse

conversation

free verbal interchange of thoughts or views

They enjoyed a pleasant converse by the fireplace.

dialogue

discussion

talk

logic

TECH.

proposition obtained by conversion

TECH.

In logic, the converse is not always true.

inverse

opposite

Adjective

contrastopposite in nature, character, order or relation

Their opinions are converse on this issue.

contrary

inverse

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quite the converse

adv.

in a way that is the opposite

He thought it was easy, quite the converse.

Origin of converse

Latin, conversus (turned around)

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visit

talk

chat or converse with someone

commune

intimate talk

converse intimately with someone

Examples of converse in a sentence

He enjoys conversing with strangers at the café.
He would often converse with the spirits in solitude.
The monk learned to converse with the divine through meditation.
The converse of this theory is rarely considered.
In logic, the converse of a statement is important.
Their converse lasted late into the night.

A deep converse can strengthen friendships.
The converse of the statement was debated in class.
He struggled to understand the converse in his logic course.
The converse argument came from a conservative columnist.
They proposed a converse solution to the committee's plan.

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French:converser, contraire, ...
German:sich unterhalten, Gegenteil, ...
Italian:conversare, contrario, ...
Spanish:conversar, contrario, ...
Portuguese:conversar, contrário, ...
Chinese:交谈, 反面, ...
Japanese:話し合う, 逆, ...
Arabic:تَحَاوَرَ, نَقِيض, ...
Hebrew:לְשׂוֹחֵחַ, הֵיפֶךְ, ...
Russian:разговаривать, противоположность, ...
Ukrainian:спілкуватися, протилежність, ...
Hindi:बातचीत करना, विलोम, ...
Bengali:আলাপ করা, বিপরীত, ...
Catalan:conversar, contrari, ...
Czech:hovořit, opak, ...
Danish:tale, det modsatte, ...
Dutch:praten, tegenovergestelde, ...
Greek:συζητώ, αντίστροφο, ...
Hungarian:beszélgetni, ellentét, ...
Khmer:សន្ទនា, បដិលោម, ...
Korean:대화하다, 반대, ...
Persian:گفتگو کردن, معکوس, ...
Polish:rozmawiać, przeciwieństwo, ...
Portuguese (BR):conversar, contrário, ...
Romanian:a discuta, invers, ...
Swedish:prata, motsats, ...
Thai:สนทนา, สิ่งกลับกัน, ...
Turkish:konuşmak, tersi, ...
Vietnamese:trò chuyện, điều ngược lại, ...

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