converse

Pronunciation

verb

• (UK) IPA: /kənˈvɜːs/, SAMPA: /k@n"v3:s/
• (US) enPR: kənvûrs', IPA: /kənˈvɝs/, SAMPA: /k@n"v3`s/

noun

• (UK) IPA: /ˈkɒnvɜːs/, SAMPA: /"kQnv3:s/
• (US) enPR: kŏn'vûrs, IPA: /ˈkɑnvɝs/, SAMPA: /"kAnv3`s/

Verb

Plain form converse

Third-person singular converses

Past tense conversed

Past participle conversed

Present participle conversing

1. (intransitive) When you converse, you take part in a conversation; you talk.

Noun

Singular converse

Plural converses

1. The opposite of something.

Related words

• conversely
• conversation