conversing
会話する
解説 Definition
conversing は converse（会話する）の現在分詞・動名詞です。形式ばった響きがあり、二人以上が落ち着いて言葉を交わしている場面を表します。
Conveying thoughts or information by talking with another person or with other people, usually in a calm, mutual exchange. It is the present participle and gerund form of the somewhat formal verb “converse.”
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
原形 converse「会話する」の語末 e を取って -ing を付けた現在分詞・動名詞です。動詞では後半に強勢を置きます。conversing with guests about research のように、with で相手、about で話題を示す型を覚えましょう。talking よりやや形式的で、互いに落ち着いて言葉を交わす場面に合います。
Begin with the verb converse, meaning “talk with someone,” then drop the final e and add -ing: converse becomes conversing. In the verb, the stress falls on the second syllable. Remember the useful structure conversing with someone about something: two guests may be conversing with each other about the results. The word suggests a mutual exchange rather than a one-sided speech. It is more formal than talking or chatting, so it often appears in written descriptions of people calmly exchanging ideas or information.
例文
Two guests were conversing near the window.
二人の客が窓の近くで会話していました。
She enjoys conversing with people from different countries.
彼女はさまざまな国の人たちと会話するのを楽しんでいます。
The researchers spent an hour conversing about the results.
研究者たちは結果について一時間ほど話し合いました。
conversing の類義語・関連語
conversing の語源・成り立ち Etymology
conversing は converse + -ing で、converse はラテン語 conversari「人と交わる・共にいる」に由来し、con-「共に」+ versare「向きを変える」から成ります。もとは「相手に向き合って行き来する」感覚で、そこから「会話する」の意味になりました。関連語は conversation, reverse。
Conversing consists of converse plus -ing, with the final e removed. Converse came through French from Latin conversari, meaning “to associate with, live among, or keep company with.” That verb is related to con-, “together,” and versare, “to turn repeatedly,” from vertere, “to turn.” The social sense of spending time with others eventually developed into the modern sense of exchanging words. Conversation belongs to the same word family, while reverse shares the historical element concerning turning.
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