Converse
21converse — (kon vèr s ) adj. f. 1° Terme de logique. Proposition converse, proposition sur laquelle on opère la conversion, c est à dire dont on change l attribut en sujet et le sujet en attribut, sans qu elle cesse d être vraie. Nulle pierre n est homme… …
22converse — con|verse1 [kənˈvə:s US ˈvə:rs] v [i]formal [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: converser, from Latin conversari to live with, be with , from convertere; CONVERT1] to have a conversation with someone converse with ▪ She enjoyed the chance to… …
23Converse — An athletic shoe brand established in 1908 by Marquis M. Converse. Converse is most famous for its All Star high top basketball sneaker, created in 1918 in collaboration with a high school basketball player named Chuck Taylor, who later turned …
24converse — 1 verb (I) formal to talk informally, or to have a conversation (+ with): It s difficult to converse rationally with people who hold extremist views. 2 noun formal the converse the converse of a fact, word, statement etc is the opposite of it: I… …
25Converse — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Converse est un mot de la langue française : Chez les moniales, une converse est une religieuse qui fait des travaux manuels. En mathématiques, la… …
26converse — I. noun Etymology: Middle English convers, from Anglo French converse, from converser Date: 15th century 1. archaic social interaction 2. conversation II. intransitive verb (conversed; conversing) …
27CONVERSE — adj. et s. f. T. de Logique. On dit qu Une proposition est converse, est la converse d une autre, lorsque de l attribut de la première on fait le sujet de la seconde, et du sujet de la première, l attribut de la seconde, sans que la proposition… …
28converse — converse1 converser, n. v. /keuhn verrs /; n. /kon verrs/, v., conversed, conversing, n. v.i. 1. to talk informally with another or others; exchange views, opinions, etc., by talking. 2. Archaic. to maintain a familiar association (usually fol.… …
29Converse — /kon verrs/, n. Frederick Shepherd /shep euhrd/, 1871 1940, U.S. composer. * * * ▪ logic in logic, the proposition resulting from an interchange of subject and predicate with each other. Thus, the converse of “No man is a pencil” is “No… …
30converse — converses, conversing, conversed (The verb is pronounced [[t]kənvɜ͟ː(r)s[/t]]. The noun is pronounced [[t]kɒ̱nvɜː(r)s[/t]].) 1) V RECIP If you converse with someone, you talk to them. You can also say that two people converse. [FORMAL] [V with n] …
