discourse
/dɪsˈkɔːɹs/ verb C2- To engage in discussion or conversation; to converse.
- To write or speak formally and at length.
- To exercise reason; to employ the mind in judging and inferring; to reason.
He/she/it discourses · Past discoursed · Past participle discoursed · -ing form discoursing
Verb forms
- Base form
- discourse
- He/she/it
- discourses
- Past
- discoursed
- Past participle
- discoursed
- -ing form
- discoursing
From the library
“And what effect did this discourse produce?” anxiously inquired Albert.
Annesley, a genteel, agreeable-looking woman, whose endeavour to introduce some kind of discourse proved her to be more truly well-bred than either of the others; and between her and Mrs.
We discoursed a long time, madame, on different subjects; of Perugino, of Raphael, of manners, customs, of the famous aqua Tofana, of which they had told you, I think you said, that certain individuals in Perugia had preserved the secret.”
“I do not recollect now all the various subjects of which we discoursed, madame,” continued the count with perfect calmness; “but I perfectly remember that, falling into the error which others had entertained respecting me, you consulted me as to the health of Mademoiselle de Villefort.”
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