conversation

conversation
con|ver|sa|tion
W2S1 [ˌkɔnvəˈseıʃən US ˌka:nvər-] n
[Date: 1300-1400; : Old French; Origin: Latin conversatio, from conversari; CONVERSE1]
[U and C]
an informal talk in which people exchange news, feelings, and thoughts
▪ a telephone conversation
▪ Children quickly get bored by adult conversation.
conversation with
▪ a short conversation with the teacher
conversation about
▪ a conversation about family and friends
▪ They had a short conversation in German and seemed to be disagreeing about something.
▪ It's impossible to carry on a conversation with all this noise in the background.
▪ 'Did you have a good journey?' he said, trying to make conversation .
▪ He was silent, no matter how hard Sofia tried to engage him in conversation .
▪ After a while, the conversation turned to a friend's coming wedding.
▪ They were deep in conversation , relaxed and smiling.
▪ He could hear snatches of conversation from across the room.
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COLLOCATES for sense 1
have/hold a conversation (with somebody)
carry on a conversation (with somebody) (=have a conversation)
get into (a) conversation (with somebody) (=start having a conversation)
make (polite) conversation (with somebody) (=talk to someone in order to be polite)
engage somebody in conversation
(a) conversation turns to something (=people start talking about something)
deep in conversation (=very involved in conversation)
snatches of conversation (=small parts of a conversation)
topic of conversation
a private conversation
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