conversant

CEFRC1

/kənˈvɜːsənt/

adjective · noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Familiar with a subject or able to discuss it.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Concerned; occupied.

Examples

  • She is equally conversant with Shakespeare and the laws of physics.

  • She is fully conversant with the company's safety regulations.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
4
Synonyms
2

Also pronounced

  • /ˈkɒnvə(ɹ)sænt/

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Familiar or acquainted by use or study; well-informed; versed.

  2. Closely familiar; current; having frequent interaction.

noun

Extra meaning

  1. One who converses with another.

More examples

In context

  • c. 1694, John Dryden, letter to Mr. John Dennis deeply conversant in the Platonic philosophy

  • 1720, Thomas Parnell, corrected by Alexander Pope, "Essay on Homer", published with Pope's translation of the Iliad He uses the different dialects […] as one who had been conversant with them all.

  • We ſee in all things how deſuetude do's contract and narrow our faculties, ſo that we may apprehend only thoſe things wherein we are converſant.

Synonyms

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Origin

adjective

From Old French conversant, present participle of converser.