converse
To talk; to engage in conversationTo talk; to engage in conversation.
» It was nice to converse with her.
С ней было приятно поговорить. — marafon
Було приємно з нею говорити. — aandrusiak
З нею було приємно розмовляти. — aandrusiak
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3 senses(formal, intransitive)To talk; to engage in conversation.
sich unterhalten, konversieren, sprechen
разгова́риватьrazgovárivatʹ, бесе́доватьbesédovatʹ, обща́тьсяobščátʹsja
розмовля́тиrozmovljáty, розмо́витиrozmóvyty
carry on a conversation
To keep company; to hold intimate intercourse; to commune.
(obsolete)To have knowledge of something, from long talk or study.
Examples
44 sentencesIt was nice to converse with her.
Було приємно з нею говорити. — aandrusiak
ruС ней было приятно поговорить. — marafon
Tom and Mary were conversing in French.
I often converse with her.
Я часто спілкуюся з нею. — ascolto
She enjoyed conversing with him.
Їй сподобалося з ним спілкуватися. — deniko
deSie genoss es, sich mit ihm zu unterhalten. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
He conversed with those exchange students.
Translations
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Origin
From Old French converser, from Latin conversor (“live, have dealings with”).From Old French converser, from Latin conversor (“live, have dealings with”).
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Forms
converses, conversing, conversed, conversedSynonyms
12 synonyms- carry on a conversation:discourse
Word family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.