资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Converse \Con*verse"\ (k[o^]n*v[~e]rs"), v. i. [imp. & p. p.
   {Conversed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Conversing}.] [F. converser, L.
   conversari to associate with; con- + versari to be turned, to
   live, remain, fr. versare to turn often, v. intens. of
   vertere to turn See {Convert}.]
   1. To keep company; to hold intimate intercourse; to commune;
      -- followed by with.

            To seek the distant hills, and there converse With
            nature.                               --Thomson.

            Conversing with the world, we use the world's
            fashions.                             --Sir W.
                                                  Scott.

            But to converse with heaven - This is not easy.
                                                  --Wordsworth.

   2. To engage in familiar colloquy; to interchange thoughts
      and opinions in a free, informal manner; to chat; --
      followed by with before a person; by on, about,
      concerning, etc., before a thing.

            Companions That do converse and waste the time
            together.                             --Shak.

            We had conversed so often on that subject. --Dryden.

   3. To have knowledge of, from long intercourse or study; --
      said of things.

            According as the objects they converse with afford
            greater or less variety.              --Locke.

   Syn: To associate; commune; discourse; talk; chat.