Meaning & use
converse
To talk with someone, exchanging thoughts and information in conversation.
See it in a sentence
The two diplomats conversed quietly in the corner during the reception.
It was refreshing to converse with someone who truly listened.
A note on using this word
As a noun, 'the converse' means the reverse or opposite of a statement, a very different sense.
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Another way to use it
2. noun
The opposite or reverse of a statement, situation, or proposition.
If the theorem is true, mathematicians also ask whether its converse holds.
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