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• a telephone conversation
• i had a long conversation with her the other day.
• the main topic of conversation was the likely outcome of the election.
• don was deep in conversation with the girl on his right.

conversation

1. an informal talk involving a small group of people or only two; the activity of talking in this way
• a telephone conversation
• I had a long conversation with her the other day.
• The main topic of conversation was the likely outcome of the election.
• Don was deep in conversation with the girl on his right.
• to get into conversation with somebody
• to get into a conversation with somebody
• The conversation turned to gardening.
• I tried to make conversation (= to speak in order to appear polite).
• Desperately he struggled to keep the conversation going.
• I see no point in continuing this conversation.
• She tried to steer the conversation away from the topic of marriage.
• He felt a sudden alarm at the turn the conversation was taking.
• Discussions are still taking place between the two leaders.
• a telephone conversation
• The novel has long descriptions and not much dialogue.
• The President told waiting reporters there had been a constructive dialogue.
• I had a long talk with my boss about my career prospects.
• a debate on prison reform
• There have been extensive consultations between the two countries.
• I just called in for a chat about the kids.
• We had a good gossip about the boss.
• Do you mind if I sit here?
• Hello, is this seat taken?
• May I join you? Can I get you a coffee?
• Lovely weather we’re having!/Can you believe this rain/wind/cold/sunshine?
• Excuse me, could I ask you a question?
• Shall we make a start? I think it's almost three o'clock.
• Shall we get started? I'd like to introduce our speaker.
• I think everyone's here, so I'd like to welcome you to this conference.

Extra Examples

• A chance conversation led to a brilliant new career for the young student.
• All conversation ceased and everyone turned around.
• All too soon the stilted conversation ran dry.
• Cara kept up a one-sided conversation.
• Don was in close conversation with the girl on his right.
• During the course of conversation, it emerged that Sheila had lived in Nigeria.
• He said that television had been the death of good conversation.
• He tried to steer the conversation away from the topic of money.
• He was waiting for her to open the conversation.
• I got into a conversation with Chris about UFOs.
• I got into conversation with one of the directors.
• I had an interesting conversation with Dick Wortley.
• I managed to bring the conversation around to why they were leaving.
• I overheard snatches of a conversation between two doctors.
• I recall a conversation in which he told me he would never leave Paris.
• I tried to make conversation with the three people around the table.
• I was courteous but didn’t encourage conversation.
• I was keen to strike up a conversation with him.
• In the Western world it is polite to maintain eye contact during conversation.
• In the programme tonight we hear Dr Chris Toole in conversation with the artist Mary Witherspoon.
• It’s not a subject that often crops up in casual conversation.
• Our hostess did her best to keep the conversation going.
• Police taped the conversation.
• She avoided conversation with the other passengers.
• She could hear him over the buzz of conversation and laughter.
• She ignored all my attempts at conversation.
• She turned the conversation to her work.
• The book became an instant best-seller and topic of water-cooler conversation.
• The conversation drifted away from babies.
• The conversation drifted into family chat.
• The conversation ended when the vacuum cleaner started up.
• The conversation moved on to other things.
• The conversation proceeded in French.
• The conversation turned to holidays in France.
• The main topic of conversation was the big football match.
• The two of you need to have a face-to-face conversation.
• There is an ongoing conversation in society about how we raise our children.
• There was no time for a proper conversation.
• They all relaxed and conversation flowed freely.
• They were deep in conversation and didn’t notice the time.
• Think of prayer as a two-way conversation.
• We carried on a rather awkward conversation.
• We engaged in a long conversation.
• We had a long conversation about old cars.
• We had to listen to endless conversations about high prices and food shortages.
• We sat making polite conversation and feeling rather uncomfortable.
• When I tried to engage him in conversation, she always interrupted.
• When did this conversation take place?
• When you are struggling with an unfamiliar language, the simplest conversations can be misinterpreted.
• You can’t hold a private conversation there.
• Young children become quickly bored by adult conversation.
• a conversation between Jane and her parents
• a conversation on the topic of activities for children
• a plain girl who had no conversation and no social graces
• listening to endless conversations about high prices and food shortages
• He struggled to keep the conversation going.
• I got into a conversation with a man on the bus.
• I tried to make polite conversation.

Word Origin

• Middle English (in the sense ‘living among, familiarity, intimacy’): via Old French from Latin conversatio(n-), from the verb conversari ‘keep company (with)’, from con- ‘with’ + versare, frequentative of vertere ‘to turn’.