to converse
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3.3
- verb
- /kənˈvɜrs/
:
conversar
- It's great to sit down with friends and converse about our latest adventures.
- able to converse
- converse with people
- converse with colleagues
People around you that you can talk to, converse with, share experiences with.
- People around you that you can talk to, converse with, share experiences with.
- So, you know, they converse a little bit more and a little bit later.
- Bocchione of of the artists actually conversing with their culture.
- We had conversed and researched some other projects.
- Do you know that God actually created you to converse with Him?
- After you tell him that, I said, well, I don't think he's there to converse with a staff Sergeant.
- What are the most common errors you see people working when conversing?
- Stop seeking approval from the women you talk to when you approach or converse with women.
- And communication is a big thing of like learning to converse with people properly because that word is all we have.
- And as I was growing up, I felt that I was always trying to reconcile, discuss, converse, negotiate for both of them on either side.
- But in college, students are expected to become proficient in a foreign language, able to converse in it and read its literature.
- Is this a valid concern when conversing with intelligent marine mammals such as dolphins and whales?
- It's it's people conversing, but every line needs to move the story forward in some respect.
- And at the same time, I had a friend that we had conversed and I just had a liking to her on Instagram, right?
Examples
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I doubt anyone could converse with a man like you.
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So for young people, you have to be prepared to converse in the language of the day.
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So, you know, they converse a little bit more and a little bit later.
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Art and science are how we converse about who we are and what we're doing.
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People around you that you can talk to, converse with, share experiences with.
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Why will You not converse with me?
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You converse, you talk to people, and they have interesting stories.
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For example, we prided ourselves on our ability to converse in the local language.
Academic text (2008) -
Most American artists, intellectuals, and academics have lost their ability to converse with the rest of society.
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Francesco Gonzaga always preferred to converse with dogs and horses rather than people.
Fiction book (1998)
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Speak with someone to share ideas or information
∞
1.3
Speak with someone about a subject
∞
1.0
To talk with someone to share thoughts or feelings
∞
1.7
To talk to someone about a problem or plan
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1.0
To talk in a friendly, informal way about small everyday things
40
1.6
To talk in a friendly, casual way about a subject
9
8.6
To talk in a friendly way to make people like you and get an advantage
9
6.8
To chat in a relaxed informal way about unimportant things
5
4.1
To talk in a friendly, light way about unimportant things
3
7.9
Talk in a friendly, relaxed way for a long time
2
8.1
To chat in a relaxed way about everyday things
1
8.5
To talk briefly and informally with someone, often in private
To talk in a relaxed, friendly way
Talk in a friendly, relaxed way
To talk briefly in an informal way
To chat with others about small, unimportant things
Talking with someone to share ideas and opinions
How Talkative
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word converse meaning 'to talk' comes from the Latin conversari, which meant 'to be with' or 'keep company', and it is the same root as conversation. So to converse is to talk with someone, often in a friendly or social way.