Definitions for converse
kənˈvɜrs; ˈkɒn vɜrscon·verse

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.5 / 10 votes

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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Conversenoun

   Etymology: from the verb.

   1. Conversation; manner of discoursing in familiar life.

   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.

   2. Acquaintance; cohabitation; familiarity.

   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.

   3. [In geometry.]A proposition is said to be the converse of another, when, after drawing a conclusion from something first proposed, we proceed to suppose what had been before concluded, and to draw from it what had been supposed. Thus, if two sides of a triangle be equal, the angles opposite to those sides are also equal: the converse of the proposition is, that if two angles of a triangle be equal, the sides opposite to those angles are also equal. Ephraim Chambers

2. To CONVERSEverb

   Etymology: converser, Fr. conversor, Latin.

   1. To cohabit with; to hold intercourse with; to be a companion to: followed by with.

   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.

   2. To be acquainted with; to be familiar to.

   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.

   3. To convey the thoughts reciprocally in talk.

   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.

   4. To discourse familiarly upon any subject: with on before the thing.

   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.

   5. To have commerce with a different sex.

   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.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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 DictionaryRate this definition:3.3 / 3 votes

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.]

WikidataRate this definition:2.5 / 2 votes

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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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 RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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.

Anagrams for converse »

1. conserve

How to pronounce converse?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say converse in sign language?

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. J Danforth Quayle:

   I was recently on a tour of Latin America, and the only regret I have was that I didn't study Latin harder in school so I could converse with those people.

2. William Cowper:

   Words learned by rote a parrot may rehearse; but talking is not always to converse, not more distinct from harmony divine, the constant creaking of a country sign.

3. Kevin Hart:

   Normally, I'm in and out so it's been a real blessing just to be around and talk, converse, you know, and just kind of be with the fam through these months, so this is the first time that I've ever been here this much through a pregnancy in general in my life. So it's been refreshing.

4. Marvin Perkins:

   It's critical that we have healthy relationships with law enforcement and our community, protesting has its place, but after the protests, then what ? We got ta talk solutions and being able to sit down and converse with people who you may not agree with... If you don't have that, we'll never get to a place to where we can actually resolve the situations that we're facing as a community.

5. 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.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=converse
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=converse
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/converse
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=converse
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=converse
7. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html