Advertisement
Advertisement
conversation
[ kon-ver-sey-shuhn ]
noun
- informal interchange of thoughts, information, etc., by spoken words; oral communication between persons; talk:
how to master the art of conversation.
- such interchange by sign language, email, or other nonoral means of communication:
I enjoy our time on the phone, but she prefers conversation by texting.
- an instance of this:
I had a long phone conversation with my cousin in Florida.
Synonyms: , ,
- an informal public exchange of ideas or opinions about a particular issue; a dialogue:
It’s time for a global conversation about the epidemic.
- association or social intercourse:
a year's conversation with him as his caregiver and friend.
- the ability to talk socially with others:
She writes well but has no conversation.
- Obsolete.
- behavior or manner of living.
- close familiarity; intimate acquaintance, as from constant use or study.
conversation
/ ˌɒԱəˈɪʃə /
noun
- the interchange through speech of information, ideas, etc; spoken communication
- make conversationto talk in an artificial way
Other 51Թ Forms
- ·Dz···پDz noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of conversation1
Idioms and Phrases
In addition to the idiom beginning with conversation , also see make conversation .Example Sentences
And senior Labour folk too are cranking up the gloom in the conversations I have with them.
"What's happened now is that this is probably the first election that I've been in where there is no conversation about an Aboriginal policy. It's just gone silent."
Unsurprisingly, the conversation almost immediately turned to the punch from 21 months ago.
"We could expand the level of integration between our countries, like-minded countries. You think about defence partnerships, and those conversations have just just begun, so there's a lot that we can do," he added.
Beyond these focus groups and other conversations with Donald Trump supporters, there is polling data that greatly challenges the conventional wisdom about Trump's doomed political fortunes.
Advertisement
Related 51Թs
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse