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SYLLABICATION: | con·verse |
PRONUNCIATION: | kn-vûrs |
INTRANSITIVE VERB: | Inflected forms: con·versed, con·vers·ing, con·vers·es 1. To engage in a spoken exchange of thoughts, ideas, or feelings; talk. See synonyms at speak. 2. Archaic To be familiar; associate. | NOUN: | (knvûrs)1. Spoken interchange of thoughts and feelings; conversation. 2. Obsolete Social interaction. | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English conversen, to associate with, from Old French converser, from Latin conversr : com-, com- + versr, to occupy oneself; see wer-2 in Appendix I.
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