"conversant" meaning in English

See conversant in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /kənˈvɜːsənt/ [UK], /kənˈvɝsənt/ [US], /ˈkɒnvə(ɹ)sænt/ [obsolete], /ˈkɒnvə(ɹ)sənt/ [obsolete] Audio: en-us-conversant.ogg [US] Forms: more conversant [comparative], most conversant [superlative]
Etymology: From Old French conversant, present participle of converser. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fro|conversant}} Old French conversant, {{m|fro|converser}} converser Head templates: {{en-adj}} conversant (comparative more conversant, superlative most conversant)
  1. Closely familiar; current; having frequent interaction. Categories (topical): People Translations (familiar): сведущ (svedušt) (Bulgarian), осведомен (osvedomen) (Bulgarian), компетентен (kompetenten) (Bulgarian), tuttu (Finnish), à l’aise (French), vertraut (German), בקיא (baqy) [masculine] (Hebrew), bewaundat (Plautdietsch), знако́мый (znakómyj) (Russian), све́дущий (svéduščij) (Russian), осведомлённый (osvedomljónnyj) (Russian), компете́нтный (kompeténtnyj) (Russian), versado (Spanish), förtrogen [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-conversant-en-adj-pK9gwA-3 Disambiguation of People: 47 31 0 22 Disambiguation of 'familiar': 59 40 1
  2. Familiar or acquainted by use or study; well-informed; versed.
    Sense id: en-conversant-en-adj-lm2OY90E Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 41 8 47 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 7 43 8 43
  3. (archaic) Concerned; occupied. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-conversant-en-adj-zm1sCyeF
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: conversaunt [obsolete]

Noun

IPA: /kənˈvɜːsənt/ [UK], /kənˈvɝsənt/ [US], /ˈkɒnvə(ɹ)sænt/ [obsolete], /ˈkɒnvə(ɹ)sənt/ [obsolete] Audio: en-us-conversant.ogg [US] Forms: conversants [plural]
Etymology: From Old French conversant, present participle of converser. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fro|conversant}} Old French conversant, {{m|fro|converser}} converser Head templates: {{en-noun}} conversant (plural conversants)
  1. One who converses with another.
    Sense id: en-conversant-en-noun-y0H~BxzP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 41 8 47 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 7 43 8 43 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 7 35 14 44
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: conversaunt [obsolete]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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  "called_from": "translations/324",
  "msg": "possible sense number in translation item: Hebrew: בקיא (he) m (baqy), __IGNORE__ (2)",
  "path": [
    "conversant"
  ],
  "section": "English",
  "subsection": "adjective",
  "title": "conversant",
  "trace": ""
}

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