~ 1
■ verb kən'və:s engage in conversation.
■ noun 'kɒnvə:s archaic conversation.
Derivatives
~r noun
Origin
ME (in the sense 'live among, be familiar with'): from OFr. ~r , from L. conversari 'keep company (with)', from con- 'with' + versare , frequentative of vertere 'to turn'.
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~ 2 [ 'kɒnvə:s ]
■ noun a situation, fact, or statement that is the opposite of another.
↘ Mathematics a theorem whose hypothesis and conclusion are the conclusion and hypothesis of another.
■ adjective opposite.
Derivatives
~ly adverb
Origin
ME: from L. conversus 'turned about', past participle of convertere (see convert ).