converse
/kənˈvɜrs/
verb
- To engage in spoken exchange of thoughts, ideas, or feelings; to talk informally.
- The two scientists conversed in French about their latest research.
- We sat on the porch and conversed about our childhood memories.
- It's easier to converse with someone when you share common interests.
noun
- The opposite or reverse of something; a statement that is the reverse of another.
- Some people believe that money brings happiness, but the converse is often true.
- The converse of 'If it rains, the ground gets wet' is 'If the ground is wet, it rained.'
- In logic, the converse of a statement is not always logically equivalent.
adjective
- Reversed in order, relation, or action; opposite.
- The two teams had converse strategies: one attacked, the other defended.
- They started from converse directions and met in the middle.
- In a converse relationship, as one variable increases, the other decreases.
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