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Definition of conversation in English: conversationnoun kɒnvəˈseɪʃ(ə)nˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃ(ə)n A talk, especially an informal one, between two or more people, in which news and ideas are exchanged. she picked up the phone and held a conversation in French mass noun the two men were deep in conversation Example sentencesExamples - Face to face conversation, talking in the street, does seem to me to be declining.
- The smoking ban has even fashioned the return of courtship through conversation.
- I am simply not used to being required to carry out conversation at all hours of the day.
- After a long leisurely lunch and engaging conversation we made our excuses and departed.
- I was talking to a Canadian guy last week and one of the topics of conversation was language.
- The dining room was carpeted, and there was a quiet buzz of conversation from the other guests.
- The music plays at a perfect level, audible but not too loud as to drown out conversation.
- It's been a good weekend, both of us catching up on sleep and rest and conversation.
- The grown-ups go quiet, look at me briefly, and then return to their grown up conversation.
- In conversation we discuss the power of music to get us through those dark nights of the soul.
- Aim to terminate the conversation before anything of any substance is discussed.
- The tables are placed very close together so intimate conversation is difficult.
- We tried to talk to him a few times, but he was not interested in conversation.
- Marriage came up in conversation as I asked him if he would consider getting married.
- Whether or not it's going to snow tomorrow is the only topic of conversation today.
- These features can be regarded as tools that can be applied to sequences of conversation.
- Far from providing a little less conversation, the theft has become a talking piece in the pub.
- In many ways, this being on the same wavelength makes for easy and fluent conversation.
- For some minutes there had been efforts to end the conversation coming from the wings.
- After a minute of conversation she tires of haggling over a price and refuses his advances.
Synonyms discussion, talk, chat, gossip, tête-à-tête, heart-to-heart, head-to-head, exchange, dialogue, parley, consultation, conference Indian adda New Zealand korero informal confab, jaw, powwow, chit-chat, rap, gas British informal chinwag, natter, rabbit Scottish & Northern English informal crack North American informal bull session, skull session, gabfest, schmooze Australian informal convo Australian/New Zealand informal yarn formal confabulation rare palaver, colloquy, converse
Phrases Talk for the sake of politeness without having anything to say. we sat together, trying somewhat stiltedly to make conversation Example sentencesExamples - That helps anyway, because the loud music prevents you from making conversation unless you keep moving your chair forward.
- Trying to create when you don't feel like it is like making conversation for the sake of making conversation.
- As I wait at the breakfast table, I attempt to make conversation with an elderly couple, but they don't speak English.
- She politely started to make conversation and the trio were laughing within minutes.
- Volunteers for this scheme need to be caring, reliable and good at making conversation.
- ‘Look at this mess,’ I say, making conversation, forgiving her intrusion.
- He didn't say anything, even when Jessica tried to make conversation.
- They usually get a surprised look on their face - they're just making conversation - and then I have to explain.
- We ate at the main table in the hotel with the regular guests which involved learning western table manners and making conversation in English with those guests who would ask us a kind question or two.
- I guess you could say they were just making conversation, but I have a low tolerance of people who talk in the sauna and this exchange further confirmed my prejudice.
Origin Middle English (in the sense 'living among, familiarity, intimacy'): via Old French from Latin conversatio(n-), from the verb conversari (see converse1). In Latin conversare meant ‘to mix with people’. This is the source of conversation, which once meant ‘living among’ and ‘familiarity or intimacy’. The poet John Milton used the word in this latter sense when he refers in 1645 to ‘the good and peace of wedded conversation’. It could also at one time mean ‘sexual intercourse’, and criminal conversation was a legal term for adultery. The ‘talking’ sense dates from the late 16th century. See also chat
Definition of conversation in US English: conversationnounˌkänvərˈsāSH(ə)nˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃ(ə)n A talk, especially an informal one, between two or more people, in which news and ideas are exchanged. she picked up the phone and held a conversation in French mass noun the two men were deep in conversation Example sentencesExamples - For some minutes there had been efforts to end the conversation coming from the wings.
- The music plays at a perfect level, audible but not too loud as to drown out conversation.
- We tried to talk to him a few times, but he was not interested in conversation.
- Far from providing a little less conversation, the theft has become a talking piece in the pub.
- Marriage came up in conversation as I asked him if he would consider getting married.
- In many ways, this being on the same wavelength makes for easy and fluent conversation.
- After a minute of conversation she tires of haggling over a price and refuses his advances.
- I was talking to a Canadian guy last week and one of the topics of conversation was language.
- These features can be regarded as tools that can be applied to sequences of conversation.
- Face to face conversation, talking in the street, does seem to me to be declining.
- Whether or not it's going to snow tomorrow is the only topic of conversation today.
- The tables are placed very close together so intimate conversation is difficult.
- After a long leisurely lunch and engaging conversation we made our excuses and departed.
- The dining room was carpeted, and there was a quiet buzz of conversation from the other guests.
- In conversation we discuss the power of music to get us through those dark nights of the soul.
- The grown-ups go quiet, look at me briefly, and then return to their grown up conversation.
- It's been a good weekend, both of us catching up on sleep and rest and conversation.
- I am simply not used to being required to carry out conversation at all hours of the day.
- The smoking ban has even fashioned the return of courtship through conversation.
- Aim to terminate the conversation before anything of any substance is discussed.
Synonyms discussion, talk, chat, gossip, tête-à-tête, heart-to-heart, head-to-head, exchange, dialogue, parley, consultation, conference
Phrases Talk for the sake of politeness without having anything to say. we sat together, trying somewhat stiltedly to make conversation Example sentencesExamples - He didn't say anything, even when Jessica tried to make conversation.
- They usually get a surprised look on their face - they're just making conversation - and then I have to explain.
- Trying to create when you don't feel like it is like making conversation for the sake of making conversation.
- ‘Look at this mess,’ I say, making conversation, forgiving her intrusion.
- That helps anyway, because the loud music prevents you from making conversation unless you keep moving your chair forward.
- Volunteers for this scheme need to be caring, reliable and good at making conversation.
- I guess you could say they were just making conversation, but I have a low tolerance of people who talk in the sauna and this exchange further confirmed my prejudice.
- As I wait at the breakfast table, I attempt to make conversation with an elderly couple, but they don't speak English.
- She politely started to make conversation and the trio were laughing within minutes.
- We ate at the main table in the hotel with the regular guests which involved learning western table manners and making conversation in English with those guests who would ask us a kind question or two.
Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘living among, familiarity, intimacy’): via Old French from Latin conversatio(n-), from the verb conversari (see converse). |