CONVERSE


Meaning of CONVERSE in English

1. v. & n.

--v.intr. (often foll. by with) engage in conversation (conversed with him about various subjects).

--n. archaic conversation.

Derivatives:

converser n.

Etymology: ME f. OF converser f. L conversari keep company (with), frequent. of convertere (CONVERT) 2. adj. & n.

--adj. opposite, contrary, reversed.

--n.

1. something that is opposite or contrary.

2 a statement formed from another statement by the transposition of certain words, e.g. some philosophers are men from some men are philosophers.

3 Math. a theorem whose hypothesis and conclusion are the conclusion and hypothesis of another.

Derivatives:

conversely adv.

Etymology: L conversus, past part. of convertere (CONVERT)

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.