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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
Inside this building, generations of artists a century apart converse about similarly distressing and awe-inducing encounters between us and our technological creations. — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 19 Mar. 2026 The two converse as if Janet is a hostage on a permanent Zoom call, always sitting in the same room, in the same clothes, talking to the same nonexistent camera. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 11 Mar. 2026
Verb
During the interview, a mix of languages is spoken, with Ruiz conversing in Spanish, Kvaratskhelia in English and Dembele in French. — Tom Burrows, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026 The majority of their starters spent the second half conversing with folks in the stands, pads long gone, while Jones took the field for his first snaps as a true freshman. — Noah White, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 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
  • Flournoy was joined in conversation by Brit Bennett, author of the New York Times bestselling novel The Vanishing Half, and Raven Leilani, author of The Center for Fiction First Novel Prize-winning book Luster.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
  • As part of the honor, Basner participated in an onstage conversation on Saturday moderated by German Oscar-winning director Edward Berger.
    — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of conversation
Verb
  • He was seen last season trying to chat with a teammate on the sideline during the national anthem.
    — Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Browsing Twitch live streams on a Sunday afternoon this past summer might include seeing e-gamers setting a world-record speed run or online celebrities chatting with fans.
    — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of chat
Adjective
  • Following Blue Ant Media’s reverse takeover of Boat Rocker Media last year, Ivan Schneeberg, David Fortier and John Young completed a management buyout of Boat Rocker Studios last year, returning the company to private ownership.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2026
  • For instance, a forward or reverse lunge with an overhead reach combines a squat and push movement in the forward-and-backward plane of motion.
    — Dana Santas, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of reverse
Noun
  • Advertisement In many circles, the first mention of climate policy in the EU tends to be a discussion about backtracking.
    — Justin Worland, Time, 3 Oct. 2026
  • More Before lawmakers departed Washington to focus on campaigning ahead of the November elections, AI companies were still in active discussions on Capitol Hill.
    — Ashley Gold, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of discussion
Verb
  • Instead of the live stream being cut, or at the very least muted between players talking to reporters, KCRA's rolled on, and two female reporters in attendance were caught making quite the admissions about LaVine and Simmons.
    — Mark Harris OutKick, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Following the operation, Dasha will be on complete vocal rest — absolutely no talking allowed — for two weeks, then will begin vocal rehab to learn how to talk and sing properly a few weeks later.
    — Melinda Newman, Billboard, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of talk
Adjective
  • 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
  • On the daily chart, MOO has formed an imperfect but recognizable inverse head-and-shoulders pattern and decisively broken through resistance around $86-$87.
    — Jay Woods, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of inverse
Noun
  • The title of the episode refers to its two pivotal phone exchanges.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2026
  • In the late 1980s, the University of Iowa began operating real-money futures exchanges to forecast presidential elections.
    — Simon Denny, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of exchange
Adjective
  • The hour and minute hands, as well as the counter hour markers, are crafted in 18-karat white gold, accented by blue Super-LumiNova.
    — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Its existing technology has also been demonstrated in Army interoperability efforts, including a 2025 xTech Counterstrike competition focused on counter-drone technologies.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2026
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