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noun

ˈkän-ˌvərs How to pronounce converse (audio)
Definition of conversenext
as in conversation
talking or a talk between two or more people ideally, the college classroom should be a place of intellectual converse between student and teacher

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converse

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verb

kən-ˈvərs How to pronounce converse (audio)
as in to chat
to engage in casual or rambling conversation jurors are not allowed to converse while the attorneys go off to one side to confer with the judge

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converse

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adjective

as in reverse

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Recent Examples of converse
Noun
So, Toney and Ulbrich converse and decide what’s best for the defense, and more specifically within Toney’s passing-centric jurisdiction, what’s best for the secondary and back seven in coverage. — Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 9 July 2026 The new hire was Mike Brown, a funny, amiable man, who, at least outwardly, looks to have a converse personality to Thibodeau. — Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 2 June 2026
Verb
Mexican security forces, both military and police, were also observed conversing with Border Patrol agents over the international boundary. — Ryan Devereaux, ProPublica, 10 Oct. 2026 This was already noticed long before the emergence of AI chatbots with the power to converse. — Pascal Vrticka, Scientific American, 4 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for converse
Recent Examples of Synonyms for converse
  1. conversation
  2. chat
  3. reverse
  4. discussion
  5. talk
  6. inverse
  7. exchange
  8. counter
Noun
  • During the conversation, the comedian and award-winning podcaster shared that there was one specific guest who left her in awe.
    — Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Riley’s name has been quietly popping up in Heisman Trophy conversations in recent weeks as the 5-foot-10 running back has led the nation in rushing yards for much of the season.
    — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of conversation
Verb
  • Despite former Atanta Mayor Keisha Lance-Bottoms showing an early lead, supporters are still chatting, socializing and enjoying food and drinks at the watch party.
    — Dan Raby, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Li asked Chen whether AI could be used to build a digital avatar of himself to chat with fans around the clock.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of chat
Adjective
  • Richardson’s night was highlighted by a reverse dunk in transition less than a minute into the second quarter.
    — Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Nov. 2026
  • His interest began with game decompilation, a corner of reverse engineering in which fans painstakingly rebuild the code of video games.
    — Peter Hall, Scientific American, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of reverse
Noun
  • National governments will already be looking at their aviation authority regulations and frameworks and there will be discussions at the European and global level, John Edwards, senior consultant at Gates Aviation in London, said by phone.
    — Jenni Reid, CNBC, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Zelensky’s comments in an interview aired late Thursday followed two days of discussions among allies in Brussels that focused on postwar security and reconstruction.
    — Derek Gatopoulos, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of discussion
Verb
  • Pat Hynes talks with supporters after defeating Fritz Kaegi for the Democratic nomination for Cook County assessor on primary election night, March 17, 2026, at Salerno's Pizzeria & Sports Bar in Hodgkins.
    — A.D. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2026
  • This is aggravating because Matt’s arrogance is extremely annoying, and Alex keeps giving him reasons to talk.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of talk
Adjective
  • Between March and May, PJP formed an inverse head-and-shoulders pattern.
    — Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Capacity ends up being allocated in a roughly inverse proportion to health, and health has nothing to do with importance.
    — Manas Chaudhari, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of inverse
Noun
  • The suspect was fatally shot by a security guard during an exchange of gunfire inside a cafeteria in the Tampa-area Citibank office complex, according to authorities.
    — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Cops test Celsius cans to make arrest Over months of prolonged multi-turn exchanges that sometimes stayed open for weeks, ChatGPT seemingly violated its own Model Spec to help Cheryl advance the plan.
    — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of exchange
Adjective
  • Earlier this week, soldiers in the United States tested rapidly deployable counter-drone systems.
    — Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 1 Nov. 2026
  • The number of postings for data-center fixers has risen as companies try to regain control of the narrative and counter pushback to the projects.
    — J.D. Capelouto, semafor.com, 30 Oct. 2026
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