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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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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as in reverse
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Recent Examples of converse
David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 10 June 2024
Together for around half a century, the couple chats, gripes, coos and converses casually and entertainingly.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 13 Apr. 2024
Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 27 Jan. 2025
The investigation revealed the two conversed over social media, and the juvenile was taken to Beard's residence, according to police.
—Nwa Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 24 Jan. 2025
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Noun
During the pop-ups, Mullins converses with guests about the significance of the dishes as well as the past and future of Kansas City’s food scene.
—David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 10 June 2024
Together for around half a century, the couple chats, gripes, coos and converses casually and entertainingly.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 13 Apr. 2024
Verb
And there’s Jacinda, the anxious, workaholic partner and mother, whose self-doubt often gets the best of her behind closed doors (at which point Gayford becomes a character too, conversing with her from behind the camera).
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 27 Jan. 2025
The investigation revealed the two conversed over social media, and the juvenile was taken to Beard's residence, according to police.
—Nwa Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 24 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for converse
Noun
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According to my sources, that conversation didn't take place.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
23 Feb. 2025
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With 46% of Gen Z actively engaged in activism or openly sharing their political views, workplace conversations can get tricky.—
Julie Kratz,
Forbes,
23 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Taxi drivers chat about it with passengers, doctors with patients, butchers with customers.—
Nicole Winfield,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2025
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Celeb flutist Nestor Torres chatted with Miami Beach’s First Couple from the sidelines, inquiring as to what the insanity was all about.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
20 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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One year, the Academy decided to call the names in reverse alphabetical order and begin with Zimmer.—
Zach Schonfeld,
Vulture,
26 Feb. 2025
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Three minutes later, his twisting reverse layup made it 69-59.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Trump’s demand that Ukraine share its vast mineral wealth in exchange for any future support is particularly egregious, Tatarigami wrote.—
David Axe,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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Sneed -- who received a life sentence in exchange for testifying against Glossip -- had been diagnosed with bipolar disorder and been taking psychiatric medication, but denied it during trial -- facts uncorrected by prosecutors who knew the truth.—
Devin Dwyer,
ABC News,
25 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Backstreet Boys talk Las Vegas Sphere residency Support the Short List andbecome a USA TODAY digital subscriber today.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA TODAY,
20 Feb. 2025
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Meet other stamp collectors to talk, trade, buy or sell, United States and foreign.—
Joe Rassel,
Orlando Sentinel,
19 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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One basis point is equivalent to 0.01%, and yields share an inverse relationship with prices.—
Brian Evans,Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
18 Feb. 2025
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There is an inverse relationship between the size of staffs and victory on the battlefield.—
Tom Bowman,
NPR,
14 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Following Trump's conversation with Putin last week, Trump floated a potential meeting between U.S. and Russian officials in Saudi Arabia to kick off ceasefire discussions.—
Savannah Kuchar,
USA TODAY,
25 Feb. 2025
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Study which posts grab attention, who comments first, what topics spark discussion.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The cuts came after the agency placed six employees who worked on counter election disinformation on leave.—
Sam Sabin,
Axios,
28 Feb. 2025
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This would be counter to the approach legislators and governors employed often in prior decades.—
Jessika Harkay,
Hartford Courant,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Converse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/converse. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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