conversant

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old French conversant, present participle of converser

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /kənˈvɝsənt/
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Adjective

conversant (comparative more conversant, superlative most conversant)

  1. closely familiar; current; having frequent interaction
  2. familiar or acquainted by use or study; well-informed; versed
    She is equally conversant with Shakespeare and the laws of physics.
    • Dryden
      deeply conversant in the Platonic philosophy
    • Alexander Pope
      He uses the different dialects as one who had been conversant with them all.
  3. (obsolete) Concerned; occupied.
    • Wotton
      If any think education, because it is conversant about children, to be but a private and domestick duty, he has been ignorantly bred himself.

Usage notes

  • generally used with with, sometimes with in

Translations

Noun

conversant (plural conversants)

  1. One who converses with another.

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Catalan

Verb

conversant

  1. present participle of conversar

French

Verb

conversant

  1. present participle of converser

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Latin

Verb

conversant

  1. third-person plural present active indicative of conversō
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