conversant
5
6.9
- adjective
- /kənˈvɜrsənt/
:
familiarizado
- She is conversant with the latest developments in artificial intelligence.
- conversant with the language
- conversant with the subject
- fully conversant
Examples
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Did he not think she needed to be conversant at a certain social level?
Fiction book (2000) -
Further, they recognized only prominent artists' work and were not conversant in the language of art criticism or art history.
Academic text (2014) -
The only way to become more conversant with a system is to practice using it.
Academic text (2013) -
So I am certainly not conversant enough with all of these schools of thought to have a a rational opinion about it.
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They're not conversant with the language.
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As time goes by, not being conversant in Spanish north of the border will become an impediment.
Academic text (1997) -
Many of my fourth-graders spoke only English; others, only Spanish; others were conversant in both.
Academic text (1996) -
Yet Finley was conversant with the major studies of his day.
Academic text (1992) -
You're not fully conversant with the facts.
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Shareholders are still family members who are conversant in English, Malay, and Tamil.
Academic text (2018)
Synonyms
476
2.8
Knowing a place or subject well from experience
92
4.1
A person who has learned a lot about a subject
33
3.5
A person who knows a lot about a subject or the world
12
4.4
Having enough knowledge to use or understand a subject like computers
1
3.9
Knowing someone or something a little from experience
Someone who knows a subject well enough to talk about it
Antonyms
How Knowledgeable
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word conversant comes from an old verb that meant 'to be with' or 'to live with' and shares its root with conversation. So if you are conversant with a subject, it is like you have 'lived with' it — you know it well and can talk or work with it.