| VERB | communication | converse, discourse | carry on a conversation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADJECTIVE | all | converse | of words so related that one reverses the relation denoted by the other |
| all | converse, reversed, transposed | turned about in order or relation | |
| NOUN | communication | converse | a proposition obtained by conversion |
| Sounds | kaa'nvers; kahnver's | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | adverse ... worse: 27 rhymes with ers... | |
| Meaning | Of words so related that one reverses the relation denoted by the other. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "'parental' and 'filial' are converse terms" | |
| Broader | antonymous | Of words |
| Spanish | inverso | |
| Adverbs | conversely | with the terms of the relation reversed |
| Meaning | Turned about in order or relation. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | reversed, transposed | |
| Broader | backward | directed / directed or facing toward the back / back or rear |
| Spanish | transpuesto | |
| Catalan | transposat | |
| Meaning | A proposition obtained by conversion. | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | proposition | (logic) a statement that affirms or denies something and is either true or false |
| Spanish | recíproco, teorema recíproco | |
| Catalan | recíproc, teorema recíproc | |
| Meaning | carry on a conversation. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Model | Sam and Sue converse; Sam wants to converse with Sue | |
| Synonym | discourse | |
| Narrower | argue, contend, debate, fence | Have an argument about something |
| chew the fat, shoot the breeze, chat, confabulate, confab, chitchat, chit-chat, chatter, chaffer, natter, gossip, jaw, claver, visit | talk socially without exchanging too much information | |
| interview, question | Conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting | |
| interview | discuss formally with (somebody) for the purpose of an evaluation | |
| interview | Go for an interview in the hope of being hired | |
| Broader | talk, speak | Exchange thoughts |
| Spanish | conversar, departir, discursar, platicar | |
| Catalan | conversar, departir | |
| Nouns | conversation | the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc. |
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