converser

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

converse +‎ -er.

Noun[edit]

converser (plural conversers)

  1. One who converses.
    • 1850, R[alph] W[aldo] Emerson, “Plato; or, The Philosopher”, in Representative Men: Seven Lectures, Boston, Mass.: Phillips, Sampson and Company, […], page 58:
      If he made transcendental distinctions, he fortified himself by drawing all his illustrations from sources disdained by orators and polite conversers; from mares and puppies; from pitchers and soup-ladles; from cooks and criers; the shops of potters, horse-doctors, butchers, and fishmongers.

Anagrams[edit]

French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin conversārī.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /kɔ̃.vɛʁ.se/
  • Audio(file)

Verb[edit]

converser

  1. (intransitive, literary) to converse
    Synonyms: deviser, discuter, s’entretenir

Conjugation[edit]

Conjugation of converser (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple converser
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple conversant
/kɔ̃.vɛʁ.sɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle conversé
/kɔ̃.vɛʁ.se/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present converse
/kɔ̃.vɛʁs/ 		converses
/kɔ̃.vɛʁs/ 		converse
/kɔ̃.vɛʁs/ 		conversons
/kɔ̃.vɛʁ.sɔ̃/ 		conversez
/kɔ̃.vɛʁ.se/ 		conversent
/kɔ̃.vɛʁs/
imperfect conversais
/kɔ̃.vɛʁ.sɛ/ 		conversais
/kɔ̃.vɛʁ.sɛ/ 		conversait
/kɔ̃.vɛʁ.sɛ/ 		conversions
/kɔ̃.vɛʁ.sjɔ̃/ 		conversiez
/kɔ̃.vɛʁ.sje/ 		conversaient
/kɔ̃.vɛʁ.sɛ/
past historic2 conversai
/kɔ̃.vɛʁ.se/ 		conversas
/kɔ̃.vɛʁ.sa/ 		conversa
/kɔ̃.vɛʁ.sa/ 		conversâmes
/kɔ̃.vɛʁ.sam/ 		conversâtes
/kɔ̃.vɛʁ.sat/ 		conversèrent
/kɔ̃.vɛʁ.sɛʁ/
future converserai
/kɔ̃.vɛʁ.sə.ʁe/ 		converseras
/kɔ̃.vɛʁ.sə.ʁa/ 		conversera
/kɔ̃.vɛʁ.sə.ʁa/ 		converserons
/kɔ̃.vɛʁ.sə.ʁɔ̃/ 		converserez
/kɔ̃.vɛʁ.sə.ʁe/ 		converseront
/kɔ̃.vɛʁ.sə.ʁɔ̃/
conditional converserais
/kɔ̃.vɛʁ.sə.ʁɛ/ 		converserais
/kɔ̃.vɛʁ.sə.ʁɛ/ 		converserait
/kɔ̃.vɛʁ.sə.ʁɛ/ 		converserions
/kɔ̃.vɛʁ.sə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		converseriez
/kɔ̃.vɛʁ.sə.ʁje/ 		converseraient
/kɔ̃.vɛʁ.sə.ʁɛ/
(compound
tenses) 		present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses) 		present converse
/kɔ̃.vɛʁs/ 		converses
/kɔ̃.vɛʁs/ 		converse
/kɔ̃.vɛʁs/ 		conversions
/kɔ̃.vɛʁ.sjɔ̃/ 		conversiez
/kɔ̃.vɛʁ.sje/ 		conversent
/kɔ̃.vɛʁs/
imperfect2 conversasse
/kɔ̃.vɛʁ.sas/ 		conversasses
/kɔ̃.vɛʁ.sas/ 		conversât
/kɔ̃.vɛʁ.sa/ 		conversassions
/kɔ̃.vɛʁ.sa.sjɔ̃/ 		conversassiez
/kɔ̃.vɛʁ.sa.sje/ 		conversassent
/kɔ̃.vɛʁ.sas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — converse
/kɔ̃.vɛʁs/ 		— conversons
/kɔ̃.vɛʁ.sɔ̃/ 		conversez
/kɔ̃.vɛʁ.se/ 		—
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
  • past historic → present perfect
  • past anterior → pluperfect
  • imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive
  • pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive

(Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • → German: konversieren

Further reading[edit]

Latin[edit]

Verb[edit]

converser

  1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of conversō

Old French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Learned borrowing from Latin conversō.

Verb[edit]

converser

  1. to converse (discuss; talk; speak)
    • c. 1176, Chrétien de Troyes, Cligès:
      Ce fut fantosme, se devient, qui antre nos a conversé
      This was a ghost, it turns out, who spoke among us

Conjugation[edit]

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-ss, *-st are modified to s, st. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of converser (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive converser avoir conversé
gerund en conversant gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle conversant
past participle conversé
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses 		present convers converses converse conversons conversez conversent
imperfect conversoie, converseie, conversoe, converseve conversoies, converseies, conversoes, converseves conversoit, converseit, conversot, converseve conversiiens, conversiens conversiiez, conversiez conversoient, converseient, conversoent, conversevent
preterite conversai conversas conversa conversames conversastes converserent
future converserai converseras conversera converserons converseroiz, conversereiz, converserez converseront
conditional converseroie, conversereie converseroies, conversereies converseroit, conversereit converseriiens, converseriens converseriiez, converseriez converseroient, conversereient
compound
tenses 		present perfect present tense of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect tense of avoir + past participle
past anterior preterite tense of avoir + past participle
future perfect future tense of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional tense of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que jo que tu qu’il que nos que vos qu’il
simple
tenses 		present convers convers converst conversons conversez conversent
imperfect conversasse conversasses conversast conversissons, conversissiens conversissoiz, conversissez, conversissiez conversassent
compound
tenses 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— converse — conversons conversez —

Descendants[edit]

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