conversant

(kən-vûr'sənt, kŏn'vər-)
adj.

1. Familiar, as by study or experience: conversant with medieval history.
2. Able to converse knowledgeably: "By ... using a library of your personal design, you will find yourself more knowledgeable and, eventually, more conversant, on topics of interest to you" (Tom Kelley).

[Middle English conversaunt, associated with, from Old French conversant, present participle of converser, to associate with, from Latin conversārī. See converse¹.]

conversantly con·ver'sant·ly adv.

(kuhn-VUHR-suhnt)

adjective
Having familiarity by study or experience.

Etymology
From Middle English conversaunt (associated with), present participle of converser, from Latin conversari (to associate with).

Usage
"`Most school inspectors are not conversant with the learning difficulties of deaf children. The inspection manual will help them to know what to look for and properly advice special education teachers,' says Adera." — Ken Ramani, Learning For The Deaf In Big Crisis, The East African Standard (Kenya), Feb 24, 2002.

"In the case of Daniel Defoe (1660-1731), I am only conversant with his most famous book, Robinson Crusoe, widely regarded as the first English language novel." — Herman Goodden, A Bundle of Books to Live by, The London Free Press, Jan 2, 2000.

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adjective

Having good knowledge of: acquainted, familiar, versant, versed. Idioms: up on. See knowledge/ignorance.

adj

Definition: experienced, familiar with
Antonyms: ignorant, inexperienced, quiet, silent

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IN BRIEF: Familiar with a topic; able to discuss an issue.

The professor was barely conversant in French politics.

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - fortrolig, velbekendt

Nederlands (Dutch)
bedreven, vertrouwd (met vak etc.)

Français (French)
adj. - versé, versé dans

Deutsch (German)
adj. - vertraut

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - γνώστης, εξοικειωμένος

Italiano (Italian)
versato, pratico

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - versado, familiar

Русский (Russian)
знакомый, осведомленный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - versado, enterado, familiarizado

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - insatt i, förtrogen med

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
熟悉的, 有交情的, 亲近的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 熟悉的, 有交情的, 親近的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - ~에 정통한, 친밀한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 精通している

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) ملم ب, خبير ب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮יודע, בקיא‬

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