SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
converse
verb
To exchange thoughts or information through conversation.
Local English device voice, when available. This is not a recorded dictionary pronunciation.
Exchange thoughts in speech
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Usage distinction
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CHECK THE MEANING IN CONTEXT
See converse in use
The visitors could converse quietly while waiting for the lecture to begin.
The two actors would converse during rehearsal about how their characters might react when the formal introductions unexpectedly stopped.
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