converses
The plural of "converse" is converses.
Most English nouns form the plural by adding -s, and converse follows this rule.
Meaning: the opposite of a statement (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
Use a plural verb with converses: the converses are. The possessive plural adds only an apostrophe: converses'.
How do you pronounce it?
converse is pronounced /kənˈvɜːs/. The plural ending sounds like /ɪz/, so the plural has one more syllable than the singular.
What mistakes should you avoid?
Do not use an apostrophe to make a plural. converses means more than one, while an apostrophe shows that something belongs to someone.
Did you know?
- The -s plural goes back to the Old English ending -as, which belonged to only one group of nouns, as in stānas, "stones". By the end of the Middle Ages it had spread to almost every noun.
Examples in context
- The two statements are converses of each other.Singular: The statements are the converse of each other.
- These rules are converses of the first rule.Singular: This rules are a converse of the first rule.
