conversest

conversest is the second-person singular simple present indicative of converse.

Meaning of converse

converse (third-person singular simple present converses, present participle conversing, simple past and past participle conversed)

(formal, intransitive) To talk; to engage in conversation.
- Companions[…]
  That do converse and waste the time together.c. 1596–1598 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...
Synonyms:

conversate, convo, discourse
To keep company; to hold intimate intercourse; to commune.
- To seek the distant hills, and there converse
  With nature.a. 1749 (date written), James Thomson, “Summer”, in The Seasons, London: […] A[ndrew] Millar, and sold by Thomas Cadell, […], published 1768, →OCLC
(obsolete) To have knowledge of something, from long talk or study.
- according as the objects they converse with afford greater or less variety1689 (indicated as 1690), [John Locke], An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding. […], London: […] Eliz[abeth] Holt, for Thomas Basset, […], →OCLC

converse + -est

What is conversest the second-person singular simple present indicative of?: Conversest is the second-person singular simple present indicative of converse.

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