Conversant
adjective
Familiar with something, or having experience in it.
She is conversant with the issues faced by the LGBTQ+ community.
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Formal
adjective
Able to talk in a foreign language fluently.
He is conversant in several languages including French and Spanish.
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Formal
adjective
Familiar with something, or having experience in it.
She is conversant with the issues faced by the LGBTQ+ community.
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Formal
adjective
Able to talk in a foreign language fluently.
He is conversant in several languages including French and Spanish.
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Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Topic Familiarity
Use 'conversant' to show depth of knowledge on specific topics or skills.
As a programmer, he's conversant in several coding languages.
Pro Tip 2/3Active Interaction
Implies active engagement or participation in discussions about a topic.
She remained conversant in policy debates throughout her career.
Pro Tip 3/3Beyond Basics
'Conversant' suggests more than basic understanding but not necessarily expert-level.
I'm conversant with the basics of photography, but still learning.
Pro Tip 1/3Topic Familiarity
Use 'conversant' to show depth of knowledge on specific topics or skills.
As a programmer, he's conversant in several coding languages.
Pro Tip 2/3Active Interaction
Implies active engagement or participation in discussions about a topic.
She remained conversant in policy debates throughout her career.
Pro Tip 3/3Beyond Basics
'Conversant' suggests more than basic understanding but not necessarily expert-level.
I'm conversant with the basics of photography, but still learning.
Pro Tip 1/3Topic Familiarity
Use 'conversant' to show depth of knowledge on specific topics or skills.
As a programmer, he's conversant in several coding languages.
Pro Tip 2/3Active Interaction
Implies active engagement or participation in discussions about a topic.
She remained conversant in policy debates throughout her career.
Pro Tip 3/3Beyond Basics
'Conversant' suggests more than basic understanding but not necessarily expert-level.
I'm conversant with the basics of photography, but still learning.
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National Geographic...
because there was a law in the books that said, you know, cougars, lions, pot-bellied pigs were vicious animals. And so they changed laws because of this pig. It's pretty cool. This whole idea of exotic pets is kinda hot button, everybody is a little bit conversant in it, We always see something on the news about it. I wanted to do a piece
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Understanding the rise...
And the second implication is that the world will inevitably, as a consequence, become increasingly unfamiliar to us, because it'll be shaped by cultures and experiences and histories that we are not really familiar with, or conversant with.
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National Geographic...
because there was a law in the books that said, you know, cougars, lions, pot-bellied pigs were vicious animals. And so they changed laws because of this pig. It's pretty cool. This whole idea of exotic pets is kinda hot button, everybody is a little bit conversant in it, We always see something on the news about it. I wanted to do a piece
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Understanding the rise...
And the second implication is that the world will inevitably, as a consequence, become increasingly unfamiliar to us, because it'll be shaped by cultures and experiences and histories that we are not really familiar with, or conversant with.
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Douglas Rushkoff
American Journalist
We know that people are less open in conversations if the other conversant puts a cell phone on the table. Even if it's turned off. The sign is enough to close the mind and make a prospective client or lover less likely to do what you ask. As people realize this, they'll start putting away phones or turning them off.
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Henry Rollins
American Musician
Amy Winehouse was not a person I ever met, and I can't say that I am overly conversant in all of her music. I do have her albums, and years ago, when I first heard her sing, I thought she was extraordinary. The tone of her voice, her phrasing, her raw appearance - these qualities were extremely captivating to me.
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Caterina Fake
American Businesswoman
One of the issues we face here in San Francisco and Silicon Valley is a sense that the people all around us are as conversant in startup and tech culture as we are. But we need to remember, and remind ourselves repeatedly, that we're a small minority in a larger population.
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Chris Abani
Nigerian Author
My books are often shelved around those of Chinua Achebe and Margaret Atwood, or Chimamanda Adichie and Monica Ali. All of this depends, of course, on the bookstore and how conversant the shelf stocker is with the alphabet.
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Kimberle Williams Crenshaw
American Activist
Intersectionality is not easy. It's not as though the existing frameworks that we have - from our culture, our politics, or our law - automatically lead people to being conversant and literate in intersectionality.
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Antonio Garcia Martinez
Cubans can be as conversant as any Netflix-and-chill American about popular shows like 'House of Cards' or 'Black Mirror', and they drop allusions to the 'Lannisters' and 'Omar Little' constantly.
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Knut Hamsun
Norwegian Author
Were I more conversant with literature and its great names, I could go on quoting them ad infinitum and acknowledge my debt for the merit you have been generous enough to find in my work.
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Alan Alda
American Actor
We need to be more conversant with it because science is in our lives. It's in everything. It's in the food we eat. It's in the air we breathe. It's everywhere.
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Lois Lowry
American Writer
I'm not terribly conversant with children's literature in general. I tend to read books for adults, being an adult.
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George Boole
Irish Mathematician
It is not of the essence of mathematics to be conversant with the ideas of number and quantity.
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Douglas Rushkoff
American Journalist
We know that people are less open in conversations if the other conversant puts a cell phone on the table. Even if it's turned off. The sign is enough to close the mind and make a prospective client or lover less likely to do what you ask. As people realize this, they'll start putting away phones or turning them off.
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Henry Rollins
American Musician
Amy Winehouse was not a person I ever met, and I can't say that I am overly conversant in all of her music. I do have her albums, and years ago, when I first heard her sing, I thought she was extraordinary. The tone of her voice, her phrasing, her raw appearance - these qualities were extremely captivating to me.
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Caterina Fake
American Businesswoman
One of the issues we face here in San Francisco and Silicon Valley is a sense that the people all around us are as conversant in startup and tech culture as we are. But we need to remember, and remind ourselves repeatedly, that we're a small minority in a larger population.
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Chris Abani
Nigerian Author
My books are often shelved around those of Chinua Achebe and Margaret Atwood, or Chimamanda Adichie and Monica Ali. All of this depends, of course, on the bookstore and how conversant the shelf stocker is with the alphabet.
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Kimberle Williams Crenshaw
American Activist
Intersectionality is not easy. It's not as though the existing frameworks that we have - from our culture, our politics, or our law - automatically lead people to being conversant and literate in intersectionality.
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Antonio Garcia Martinez
Cubans can be as conversant as any Netflix-and-chill American about popular shows like 'House of Cards' or 'Black Mirror', and they drop allusions to the 'Lannisters' and 'Omar Little' constantly.
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Knut Hamsun
Norwegian Author
Were I more conversant with literature and its great names, I could go on quoting them ad infinitum and acknowledge my debt for the merit you have been generous enough to find in my work.
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Alan Alda
American Actor
We need to be more conversant with it because science is in our lives. It's in everything. It's in the food we eat. It's in the air we breathe. It's everywhere.
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Lois Lowry
American Writer
I'm not terribly conversant with children's literature in general. I tend to read books for adults, being an adult.
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George Boole
Irish Mathematician
It is not of the essence of mathematics to be conversant with the ideas of number and quantity.
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