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Definition converse

Etymology 1

From Old French converser, from Latin conversor (“live, have dealings with”)

Verb

converse (third-person singular simple present converses, present participle conversing, simple past and past participle conversed)

1. (formal, intransitive) to talk; to engage in conversation
2. to keep company; to hold intimate intercourse; to commune; followed by with
3. (obsolete) to have knowledge of (a thing), from long intercourse or study

Noun

converse

1. (now literary) familiar discourse; free interchange of thoughts or views; conversation; chat.

Etymology 2

From Latin conversus (“turned around”), past participle of converto (“turn about”)

Adjective

converse (not comparable)

1. opposite; reversed in order or relation; reciprocal

Noun

converse (plural converses)

1. the opposite or reverse
2. (logic) of a proposition or theorem of the form: given that "If A is true, then B is true", then "If B is true, then A is true." equivalently: given that "All Xs are Ys", then "All Ys are Xs".
3. (semantics) one of a pair of terms that name or describe a relationship from opposite perspectives; converse antonym; relational antonym