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  • 11conversant — con|ver|sant [kənˈvə:sənt US ə:r ] adj [not before noun] 1.) formal having knowledge or experience of something conversant with ▪ Staff members are conversant with the issues. 2.) AmE able to hold a conversation in a foreign language, but not… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 12conversant — [[t]kənvɜ͟ː(r)s(ə)nt[/t]] ADJ GRADED: v link ADJ, usu ADJ with n If you are conversant with something, you are familiar with it and able to deal with it. [FORMAL] Those in business are not, on the whole, conversant with basic scientific… …

    English dictionary

  • 13conversant — conversance, conversancy, n. conversantly, adv. /keuhn verr seuhnt, kon veuhr /, adj. 1. familiar by use or study (usually fol. by with): conversant with Spanish history. 2. Archaic. having regular or frequent conversation; intimately… …

    Universalium

  • 14conversant — con•ver•sant [[t]kənˈvɜr sənt, ˈkɒn vər [/t]] adj. 1) familiar by use or study (usu. fol. by with): conversant with Spanish history[/ex] 2) archaic intimately or regularly associating; acquainted • Etymology: 1250–1300; ME < L conversant , s.… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 15conversant — adjective (not before noun) 1 formal having knowledge or experience of something (+ with): Are you fully conversant with the facts of the case? 2 AmE able to hold a conversation in a foreign language, but not to be able to speak it perfectly (+… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 16conversant — adj 1.Usu. conversant with acquainted with, familiar with, instructed in, knowledgeable in, versed in; learned, skilled, practiced, proficient; apprised of, informed of, privy to, in on. 2. acquainted, familiar, mutually known or recognized;… …

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  • 17conversant — adjective the students are conversant with a wide range of math skills Syn: familiar with, acquainted with, au fait with, au courant with, at home with, well versed in, well informed about, knowledgeable about, informed about, abreast of, up to… …

    Thesaurus of popular words

  • 18conversant — Synonyms and related words: abreast, accomplished, acquainted, acquainted with, alive, apprehending, apprehensive, at concert pitch, at home in, at home with, au courant, au fait, awake, career, coached, cognizant, comprehending, conscious,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 19conversant — adjective (often conversant with) familiar with or knowledgeable about something. Derivatives conversance noun conversancy noun Origin ME: from OFr., pres. participle of converser (see converse1) …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 20conversant — /kənˈvɜsənt / (say kuhn versuhnt), /ˈkɒnvəsənt / (say konvuhsuhnt) adjective familiar by use or study: *unless they are deeply conversant with the subtleties of idiom. –sidney j. baker, 1966. {Middle English, from Latin conversans, present… …