verb
converse
kun-VURS/kənˈvɜːrs/
To talk with another person.
The elderly man and young woman converse on the garden bench.
Etymology
“Turning about with” became living with people or keeping company with them. From that broader idea of association, the verb developed the more specific meaning of communicating and talking informally.
In context
Bringing people together to relax, converse, and share stories over bubbling water pipes.
More examples
- We converse in Spanish during lunch.
- She converses easily with people she has just met.
- I enjoyed conversing with your grandfather.
Forms
converse · converses · conversed · conversing
conversation noun — A talk between two or more people.