I. ˈkän-ˌvərs noun
Etymology: Middle English convers, from Anglo-French converse, from converser
Date: 15th century
1. archaic : social interaction
2. : conversation
II. kən-ˈvərs intransitive verb
( con·versed ; con·vers·ing )
Etymology: Middle English, to live (with), from Anglo-French converser, from Latin conversari
Date: 1520
1. archaic
a. : to have acquaintance or familiarity
b. : to become occupied or engaged
2.
a. : to exchange thoughts and opinions in speech : talk
b. : to carry on an exchange similar to a conversation (as with a computer)
• con·vers·er -ˈvər-sər noun
III. ˈkän-ˌvərs noun
Etymology: Latin conversus, past participle of convertere
Date: 1570
: something reversed in order, relation, or action: as
a. : a theorem formed by interchanging the hypothesis and conclusion of a given theorem
b. : a proposition obtained by interchange of the subject and predicate of a given proposition
“no P is S ” is the converse of “no S is P ”
IV. kən-ˈvərs, ˈkän-ˌ adjective
Date: 1794
1. : reversed in order, relation, or action
2. : being a logical or mathematical converse
the converse theorem
• con·verse·ly adverb