What does converse mean?

Definitions for converse
kənˈvɜrs; ˈkɒn vɜrscon·verse

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. converseadjective

    a proposition obtained by conversion

  2. converseadjective

    of words so related that one reverses the relation denoted by the other

    "`parental' and `filial' are converse terms"

  3. converse, reversed, transposedverb

    turned about in order or relation

    "transposed letters"

  4. converse, discourseverb

    carry on a conversation

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Conversenoun

    Etymology: from the verb.

    His converse is a system fit,
    Alone to fill up all her wit. Jonathan Swift.

    Gen’rous converse; a soul exempt from pride,
    And love to praise with reason on his side. Alexander Pope, Ess. on Crit.

    Form’d by thy converse, happily to steer
    From grave to gay, from lively to severe. Alexander Pope, Ess. on Man.

    Though it be necessitated, by its relation to flesh, to a terrestrial converse; yet it is like the sun, without contaminating its beams. Joseph Glanvill, Apol.

    By such a free converse with persons of different sects, we shall find that there are persons of good sense and virtue, persons of piety and worth. Isaac Watts, Improvement of the Mind.

  2. To CONVERSEverb

    Etymology: converser, Fr. conversor, Latin.

    Men then come to be furnished with fewer or more simple ideas from without, according as the objects they converse with afford greater or less variety. John Locke.

    By approving the sentiments of a person with whom he conversed, in such particulars as were just, he won him over from those points in which he was mistaken. Joseph Addison, Freeholder.

    For him who lonely loves
    To seek the distant hills, and there converse
    With nature. James Thomson, Summer, l. 130.

    I will converse with iron-witted fools,
    And unrespective boys: none are for me,
    That look into me with considerate eyes. William Shakespeare, Rich. III.

    Go therefore half this day, as friend with friend,
    Converse with Adam. John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. v. l. 230.

    Much less can bird with beast, or fish with fowl,
    So well converse. John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. viii. l. 396.

    We had conversed so often on that subject, and he had communicated his thoughts of it so fully to me, that I had not the least remaining difficulty. John Dryden, Dufresnoy.

    Being asked by some of her sex, in how long a time a woman might be allowed to pray to the gods, after having conversed with a man? If it were a husband, says she, the next day; if a stranger, never. Guardian, №. 165.

ChatGPT

  1. converse

    In logic and reasoning, a converse refers to the switching of the hypothesis and conclusion of a conditional statement. In other words, if a statement is in the form "If P then Q", the converse would be "If Q then P". More broadly, in communication it can refer to engaging in speech or discussion.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Converseverb

    to keep company; to hold intimate intercourse; to commune; -- followed by with

  2. Converseverb

    to engage in familiar colloquy; to interchange thoughts and opinions in a free, informal manner; to chat; -- followed by with before a person; by on, about, concerning, etc., before a thing

  3. Converseverb

    to have knowledge of, from long intercourse or study; -- said of things

  4. Conversenoun

    frequent intercourse; familiar communion; intimate association

  5. Conversenoun

    familiar discourse; free interchange of thoughts or views; conversation; chat

  6. Converseadjective

    turned about; reversed in order or relation; reciprocal; as, a converse proposition

  7. Conversenoun

    a proposition which arises from interchanging the terms of another, as by putting the predicate for the subject, and the subject for the predicate; as, no virtue is vice, no vice is virtue

  8. Conversenoun

    a proposition in which, after a conclusion from something supposed has been drawn, the order is inverted, making the conclusion the supposition or premises, what was first supposed becoming now the conclusion or inference. Thus, if two sides of a sides of a triangle are equal, the angles opposite the sides are equal; and the converse is true, i.e., if these angles are equal, the two sides are equal

  9. Etymology: [L. conversus, p. p. of convertere. See Convert.]

Wikidata

  1. Converse

    Converse is an American shoe company that has been making shoes, lifestyle fashion and athletic apparel since the early 20th century.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Converse

    kon-vėrs′, v.i. to have intercourse: to talk familiarly.—n. Con′verse, familiar intercourse: conversation.—adj. Convers′able, disposed to converse: sociable.—adv. Convers′ably.—ns. Con′versance, Con′versancy, state of being conversant: familiarity.—adj. Con′versant, acquainted by study: familiar; (B.) walking or associating with.—n. Conversā′tion, intercourse: talk: familiar discourse; (B.) behaviour or deportment.—adj. Conversā′tional.—ns. Conversā′tionalist, Conversā′tionist, one who excels in conversation; Conversā′tionism, a colloquialism.—adj. Conver′sative, ready to talk. [Fr.,—L. conversāri, to live with—con, inten., and versāre, to turn much—vertĕre, to turn.]

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. CONVERSE

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Converse is ranked #7554 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Converse surname appeared 4,400 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Converse.

    90% or 3,963 total occurrences were White.
    3.7% or 165 total occurrences were Black.
    3.2% or 142 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    1.6% or 73 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    0.7% or 31 total occurrences were Asian.
    0.5% or 26 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of converse in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of converse in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of converse in a Sentence

  1. John Adams:

    As much as I converse with sages and heroes, they have very little of my love and admiration. I long for rural and domestic scene, for the warbling of birds and the prattling of my children

  2. James Fenimore Cooper:

    The American doctrinaire is the converse of the American demagogue, and, in this way, is scarcely less injurious to the public. The first deals in poetry, the last in cant. He is as much a visionary on one side, as the extreme theoretical democrat is a visionary on the other.

  3. Kenko Yoshida:

    To sit alone in the lamplight with a book spread out before you, and hold intimate converse with men of unseen generations--such is a pleasure beyond compare.

  4. Petra Stefankova:

    In popular terms visual art is just another form of social entrepreneurship and visual journalism that uses communication of emotional level. So let's be clever in what we converse about.

  5. Lindsey Graham:

    If Ukraine falls to Russian President Vladimir Putin, it will set in motion dire consequences for us as a nation, china will get the signal that they can take Taiwan. The Iranians will be believe that we have no will to stop their nuclear ambitions. The converse is true. If the Chinese see the world rally around Ukraine and the rule of law being applied to Putin's war crimes maybe they won't go into Taiwan.

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Translations for converse

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  • مArabic
  • разговарям, обратно, беседвам, обратна теоремаBulgarian
  • hovořit, konverzovat, rozmlouvatCzech
  • ymddiddanWelsh
  • Umkehrung, GegenteilGerman
  • αντίστροφοGreek
  • interparoliEsperanto
  • conversarSpanish
  • صحبت کردنPersian
  • keskustella, päinvastainenFinnish
  • converser, réciproque, inverse, opposéFrench
  • comhráIrish
  • שוחחHebrew
  • बात करनाHindi
  • spjalla, andhverfing, tala samanIcelandic
  • conversareItalian
  • לְשׂוֹחֵחַHebrew
  • The word "converse" can be translated into Japanese as "会話する" (kaiwa suru) when used as a verb meaning "to converse" or "to talk." If you are referring to the noun form, it can be translated as "対話" (taiwa), which means "dialogue" or "conversation." Japanese
  • colloquor, fabulorLatin
  • kōrerorero, kōweteweteMāori
  • converseren, tegenovergesteldeDutch
  • samtaleNorwegian
  • conversar, recíprocaPortuguese
  • yawnay, rimachiyQuechua
  • беседовать, общаться, разговариватьRussian
  • razgováratiSerbo-Croatian
  • konverseraSwedish
  • meşgul olmakTurkish
  • بات کرناUrdu
  • יבערקערןYiddish

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