Converse Meaning
/kənˈvɜːs/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
verbTo talk; to engage in conversation.
verbTo keep company; to hold intimate intercourse; to commune.
Sentence Examples
The converse is also true.
Passengers shall not converse with the driver while the bus is in motion.
I need someone with whom I can converse.
Synonyms & Antonyms
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CEFR Practice Quiz
I noticed they ____ quietly in the corner while others were dancing.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ is also true.
Word Origin & History
From Old French converser, from Latin conversor (“live, have dealings with”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Companions[…]
That do converse and waste the time together."
— c. 1596–1598 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene iv]:
"We had conversed so often on that subject."
— 1695, C[harles] A[lphonse] du Fresnoy, translated by John Dryden, De Arte Graphica. The Art of Painting, […], London: […] J[ohn] Heptinstall for W. Rogers, […], →OCLC:
"To seek the distant hills, and there converse
With nature."
— a. 1749 (date written), James Thomson, “Summer”, in The Seasons, London: […] A[ndrew] Millar, and sold by Thomas Cadell, […], published 1768, →OCLC:
"But to converse with heaven — This is not easy."
— 1814, William Wordsworth, The Excursion:
"Conversing with the world, we use the world's fashions."
— 1819 December 20 (indicated as 1820), Walter Scott, Ivanhoe; a Romance. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), Edinburgh: […] Archibald Constable and Co.; London: Hurst, Robinson, and Co. […], →OCLC:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
I noticed they ____ quietly in the corner while others were dancing.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ is also true.