converse

«converse» in Mova's judaism dictionary: to talk with someone, have a conversation — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

verb (converse, converses, conversed, conversing); noun (the converse); adjective (converse)

meaning for a pupil

1) (verb, formal) To converse is to talk with someone, have a conversation. tree →

2) (noun) The converse is the opposite or the reverse of something. tree →

3) (maths and logic) The converse of a statement «if A, then B» is «if B, then A». tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Here it means secret talk or plotting, and in Job the close friendship of God with a person. Interpretation: Job longs for the days when God's closeness was like a protecting presence over his tent. In the primary lessons: As a verb it is a formal or old-fashioned way of saying «talk» or «chat», found in books. In maths and logic the converse swaps the two parts of an «if… then» statement, and the converse of a true statement is not always true. Phrases: converse with, the converse is also true.

examples

• They hold crafty converse against Thy people, and take counsel against Thy treasured ones. (Writings PSA.83.4, JPS 1917) tree →
• As I was in the days of my youth, when the converse of God was upon my tent; (Writings JOB.29.4, JPS 1917) tree →
• They encourage one another in an evil matter; they converse of laying snares secretly; they ask, who would see them. (Writings PSA.64.6, JPS 1917) tree →
• The two old friends conversed quietly by the fire. tree →
• We tried to converse in French on holiday. tree →
• Some people are shy; the converse is true of my sister. tree →
• «If it is a square, it has four sides.» The converse, «If it has four sides, it is a square», is false. tree →
• The queen conversed with the guests at dinner. tree →
• Hot water rises; the converse happens with cold water. tree →
• They conversed together for some time, and then the Thief suddenly yawned and howled like a wolf. tree →

note

Stress: verb con-VERSE, noun and adjective CON-verse. Related: conversation, conversely («in the opposite way»). Maths trap: a statement can be true while its converse is false — always check with an example (a rectangle has four sides but is not a square).

In the corpora

• They encourage one another in an evil matter; they converse of laying snares secretly; they ask, who would see them.
• They hold crafty converse against Thy people, and take counsel against Thy treasured ones.
• As I was in the days of my youth, when the converse of God was upon my tent;

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «converse» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.