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verb/kənˈvɜːs/
/kənˈvɜːrs/
[intransitive] (formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they converse | /kənˈvɜːs/ /kənˈvɜːrs/ |
| he / she / it converses | /kənˈvɜːsɪz/ /kənˈvɜːrsɪz/ |
| past simple conversed | /kənˈvɜːst/ /kənˈvɜːrst/ |
| past participle conversed | /kənˈvɜːst/ /kənˈvɜːrst/ |
| -ing form conversing | /kənˈvɜːsɪŋ/ /kənˈvɜːrsɪŋ/ |
- converse (with somebody) to have a conversation with somebody
- She conversed with the Romanians in French.
- The two men were conversing on music and opera.
More Like This Pronunciation changes by part of speechPronunciation changes by part of speechWord Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘live among, be familiar with’): from Old French converser, from Latin conversari ‘keep company (with)’, from con- ‘with’ + versare, frequentative of vertere ‘to turn’. The current sense of the verb dates from the early 17th cent.
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