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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionarycon·verse I \ˈkän-ˌvərs\ noun ETYMOLOGY Middle English convers, from Anglo-French converse, from converser DATE 15th century1. archaic : social interaction2. conversation II \kən-ˈvərs\ intransitive verb (con·versed ; con·vers·ing) ETYMOLOGY Middle English, to live (with), from Anglo-French converser, from Latin conversari DATE 15201. archaic a. to have acquaintance or familiarity b. to become occupied or engaged2. a. to exchange thoughts and opinions in speech : talk b. to carry on an exchange similar to a conversation (as with a computer)• con·vers·er \-ˈvər-sər\ noun III \ˈkän-ˌvərs\ noun ETYMOLOGY Latin conversus, past participle of convertere DATE 1570: something reversed in order, relation, or action: as a. a theorem formed by interchanging the hypothesis and conclusion of a given theorem b. a proposition obtained by interchange of the subject and predicate of a given proposition “no P is S ” is the converse of “no S is P ” IV \kən-ˈvərs, ˈkän-ˌ\ adjective DATE 17941. reversed in order, relation, or action2. being a logical or mathematical converse the converse theorem• con·verse·ly adverbEnglish Etymologyconverse 1. converse (v.) "to communicate (with)," 1590s; earlier "to move about" (mid-14c.), from O.Frhttp://O.Fr. converser (12c.), from L. conversari (see conversation). Related: Conversing. 2. converse (adj.) "exact opposite," 1570, from L. conversus "turn around," pp. of convertere "to turn about" (see convert). Originally mathematical. Related: Conversely (1806).Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7conversecon·verse¹ / kEn5vE:s; NAmE -5vE:rs / verb[V] ~ (with sb) (formal) to have a conversation with sb 交谈；谈话 con·verse² / 5kCnvE:s; NAmE 5kB:nvE:rs / nounthe converse [sing.] (formal) the opposite or reverse of a fact or statement 相反的事物；(事实或陈述的)反面: Building new roads increases traffic and the converse is equally true: reducing the number and size of roads means less traffic. 修筑新的道路可增加交通流量,反过来也是同样的道理:减少道路的数量和规模就意味着减少交通流量。 • con·verse adj.: the converse effect 相反的效果 Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Editionn. Function: verb to engage in conversation FF1C;they conversed quietly while waiting for their friendFF1E; Synonyms: chat, chin, colloque, talk, visit, yarn; compare CHAT 1n. Function: noun 1 Synonyms: CONVERSATION 1, chat, colloquy, confabulation, dialogue, parley 2 Synonyms: COMMUNICATION 3, communion, intercommunication, intercoursen. Function: adjective Synonyms: OPPOSITE, antipodal, antipodean, antithetical, contradictory, contrary, counter, diametric, polar, reversen. Function: noun Synonyms: OPPOSITE, antipode, antipole, antithesis, contra, contradictory, contrary, counter, counterpole, reverseWebster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridgedcon·verseI. \kənˈvərs, -və̄s, -vəis\ verb(-ed/-ing/-s)Etymology: Middle English conversen, from Middle French converser, from Latin conversari to associate with, from conversare to turn often, freq. of convertere to turn around — more at convertintransitive verb1. obsolete : to move about, live, or dwell especially in a place < impurities … contracted by conversing to and fro in a defiling world — Robert Boyle >2. obsolete : to have sexual intercourse3. archaic : to become occupied or engaged (as with a subject) :have acquaintance or familiarity from long intercourse or study < he had … conversed so much with money — Henry Fielding >4. obsolete : to have dealings : associate (as with another) < to seek the distant hills and there converse with nature — James Thomson †1748 > < Indians … conversed with the islands near them — Daniel Defoe >5. : to engage in conversation : exchange thoughts and opinions in speech : talk < they conversed like gentlemen, about the racing season, the hunting, the new roads — Stark Young >transitive verbobsolete : to associate or hold conversation withSynonyms: see speakII. \ˈkänˌv-\ noun(-s)1. obsolete a. : intimate association : social intercourse b. : conversation 1e c. : conversation 1c2. : familiar discourse : free exchange of thoughts or views : talk < a freedom to resolve difference by converse — Julian Huxley > < some perception of the … intimate converse between instructor and student — Allen Johnson >3. obsolete : sexual intercourse : conversation 2III. \kənˈv-, (ˈ)kän|v-\ adjectiveEtymology: Latin conversus, past participle of convertere: turned about : reversed in order or relation : acting oppositely or contrarily < deduction … runs not from the indubitable data to one's theoretical conclusions, but in the converse direction, from the theory back to the facts — F.S.C.Northrop >: that is the converse of something : with the principal terms transposed < Socrates, while he said that the true tragic writer was also an artist in comedy, did not lay down the converse proposition that the true comic writer is also an artist in tragedy — Samuel Alexander >• con·verse·ly adverbIV. \ˈkänˌv-\ noun(-s)1. : something related to something else in a way that is turned about in order, its statement being derived from that of the other by transposing two principal or antithetical terms < “a rainy day and a clear night” is the converse of “a clear day and a rainy night” >as a. : a theorem formed by the interchange of hypothesis and conclusion in a given theorem b. : a proposition in logic obtained by conversion < the converse of “no S is P” is “no P is S” and of “some S is P” is “some P is S” > — distinguished from contrary2. : a thing that is the opposite or reverse of another < proclaim him moral, as well as wise, and the pleasing converseevery-way of his disgraced cousin — George Meredith >Synonyms: obverse, reverse: these three nouns mean in common that which is the opposite in some way of another thing. Although in its chief application, that is, to statements, converse implies an interchange or transposition of the significant terms of a given proposition, in popular use it often signifies a proposition or fact that is merely antithetical or opposing in some way < the relation of wife to husband is called the converse of the relation of husband to wife — Bertrand Russell > < the words “I need you” are as potent as ever, and Anthony Gilfillan had made a slip in psychology when he imagined that the converse “You need me” would weigh much — William McFee > < if the man stood to profit he would offer his services; if the converse were true he would avoid any involvement > Applied to the two faces of a coin or medal, obverse refers to the face containing the head and the principal inscription, reverse to the other. In strict transfer of this use, obverse may signify the more apparent and intentionally conspicuous side or face of anything, reverse the less apparent or less conspicuous side; in common use, however, obverse and reverse are used alike to refer to the other side or face of anything or to the opposite of anything < good and evil are but the obverse and reverse sides of the same shield — M.J.Herskovits > < love means discrimination and preference, and the obverse of that is natural aversion — M.R.Cohen > < their rise was merely the obverse of the Empire's fall — A.J.Toynbee > < on one side of the sheet was the title; on the reverse, the dedication >V. intransitive verb: to carry on an exchange similar to a conversation ; especially : to interact with a computer

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