converse

Plural: converses

Noun

• a proposition obtained by conversion
• Free verbal interchange of thoughts or views; conversation; chat.
• The opposite or reverse.
• Of a proposition or theorem consisting of a statement of the form "If A is true, then B is true", the statement "If B is true, then A is true" which need not be equivalent to the first one.
• One of a pair of terms that name or describe a relationship from opposite perspectives; converse antonym; relational antonym.
• Synonym of transpose.

Verb

Verb Forms: conversed, conversing, converses

• To engage in conversation; to talk with someone.
• carry on a conversation
• To talk; to engage in conversation.
• To keep company; to hold intimate intercourse; to commune.
• To have knowledge of something, from long talk or study.

Adjective Satellite

• of words so related that one reverses the relation denoted by the other
  • "`parental' and `filial' are converse terms"
• turned about in order or relation

Adj

• Opposite; reversed in order or relation; reciprocal.

Examples

• a converse proposition
• All trout are fish, but the converse, that all fish are trout, is not true.
• My opponent and I would often converse about strategy while waiting for our turns.

Synonyms

discourse, reversed, transposed, conversate, convo, transpose

Anagrams of converse