converse
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[ adjective kuh n-vurs, kon-vurs; noun kon-vurs ]
/ adjective kənˈvɜrs, ˈkɒn vɜrs; noun ˈkɒn vɜrs /
adjective
opposite or contrary in direction, action, sequence, etc.; turned around.
noun
something opposite or contrary.
Logic.
- a proposition obtained from another proposition by conversion.
- the relation between two terms, one of which is related to the other in a given manner, as “younger than” to “older than.”
a group of words correlative with a preceding group but having a significant pair of terms interchanged, as “hot in winter but cold in summer” and “cold in winter but hot in summer.”
Origin of converse
2OTHER WORDS FROM converse
con·verse·ly [kuh n-vurs-lee, kon-vurs-] /kənˈvɜrs li, ˈkɒn vɜrs-/, adverbWords nearby converse
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British Dictionary definitions for conversely (1 of 3)
conversely
/ (ˈkɒnvɜːslɪ) /
adverb
(sentence modifier)
in a contrary or opposite way; on the other hand
British Dictionary definitions for conversely (2 of 3)
converse
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verb (kənˈvɜːs) (intr often foll by with)
to engage in conversation (with)
to commune spiritually (with)
obsolete
- to associate; consort
- to have sexual intercourse
noun (ˈkɒnvɜːs)
conversation (often in the phrase hold converse with)
obsolete
- fellowship or acquaintance
- sexual intercourse
Derived forms of converse
converser, nounWord Origin for converse
C16: from Old French
converser, from Latin
conversārī to keep company with, from
conversāre to turn constantly, from
vertere to turn
British Dictionary definitions for conversely (3 of 3)
converse
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/ (ˈkɒnvɜːs) /
adjective
(prenominal)
reversed; opposite; contrary
noun
something that is opposite or contrary
logic
- a categorical proposition obtained from another by the transposition of subject and predicate, as no bad man is bald from no bald man is bad
- a proposition so derived, possibly by weakening a universal proposition to the corresponding particular, as some socialists are rich from all rich men are socialists
logic maths
a relation that holds between two relata only when a given relation holds between them in reverse order: thus father of is the converse of son of
Word Origin for converse
C16: from Latin
conversus turned around; see
converse
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