Converse (en. Converse)

kon-vërs

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

verb

To maintain a conversation or dialogue with another person.

I like to converse with my friends about books.

Me gusta conversar con mis amigos sobre libros.

To exchange ideas or thoughts verbally.

They sat down to converse about their plans for the summer.

Ellos se sentaron a conversar sobre sus planes para el verano.

To chat informally.

We spent the afternoon conversing in the café.

Pasamos la tarde conversando en la cafetería.

From the Latin 'conversari', which means 'to live with' or 'to maintain a conversation'.

converse with someone

To maintain a conversation with another person.

conversar con alguien

I cannot converse at this moment

Indicates that one cannot speak right now.

no puedo conversar en este momento

converse about a topic

To talk about a specific matter.

conversar sobre un tema

conversation

Exchange of information between two or more people.

conversación

chat

Informal conversation.

charla

dialogue

Exchange of ideas through questions and answers.

diálogo

To talk in a very casual or relaxed manner.

We were conversing in a friendly way.

Estábamos conversando en plan de amigos.

To chat or communicate through messages.

Last night we were conversing on WhatsApp.

Anoche estuvimos conversando por WhatsApp.

To catch up or update someone about something.

I just wanted to converse with her about what happened.

Solo quería conversar con ella sobre lo que pasó.