English
Etymology
L. conversare, from con-#Latin|con-, with + versare#Latin|versare, to turn, from perfect passive participle versus#Latin|versus, turned
Pronunciation
(verb):
*(RP): /k�n�v��s/, /<tt>k@n"v3:s</tt>/
*(US): k�nvûrs', /k�n�v�s/, /<tt>k@n"v3`s</tt>/
(noun):
*(RP): /�k�nv��s/, /<tt>"kQnv3:s</tt>/
*(US): k�n'vûrs, /�k�nv�s/, /<tt>"kAnv3`s</tt>/
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��(r)s|-��(r)s
Intransitive verb
rfc-trverb|Intransitive verb
en-verb|convers|ing
- to talk; to engage in conversation
Translations
trans-top|to engage in conversation
Dutch: converseren
Finnish: keskustella
French: converser
Hebrew: �ש��� (lesokheakh)
Italian: conversare
trans-mid
Spanish: conversar v
trans-bottom
Noun
en-noun
- The opposite or reverse.
- logic Of a proposition or theorem of the form "If A is true, then B is true" or (equivalently) "All Xs are Ys", the proposition or law "If B is true, then A is true" or "All Ys are Xs", respectively.
#:All trees are plants, but the converse, that all plants are trees, is not true.
Derived terms
conversely
Translations
trans-top|opposite
Dutch: tegenovergestelde
Finnish: päinvastainen
trans-mid
trans-bottom
trans-top|proposition of the specific form
trans-mid
trans-bottom
Related terms
conversation
Category:English heteronyms
Italian
Verb form
converse
- third-person singular past historic of convergere
Alternative forms
convergé#Italian|convergé (rare)
es:converse
fa:converse
fr:converse
io:converse
ja:converse
ru:converse
fi:converse
te:converse
vi:converse
tr:converse
zh:converse
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