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.

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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