Converse (Verb)

Meaning

Carry on a conversation.

Classification

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.

Examples

• She liked to converse with strangers during her solo travels around the world.
• Converse with him about his interests to break the ice at the party.
• The old friends would converse for hours on end when they got together.
• We began to converse on a variety of topics from politics to music.
• They tried to converse in a quiet voice to not disturb the other library patrons.

Synonyms

• Discourse

Hypernyms

• Speak

Hyponyms

• Jaw
• Contend
• Natter
• Gossip
• Question
• Shoot The Breeze
• Chit-chat
• Claver
• Chitchat
• Visit
• Confabulate
• Chatter
• Chaffer
• Chat
• Confab
• Fence
• Debate

Related Words

• Conversation (noun)