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{
"term": "conversation",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "a1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "an informal talk involving a small group of people or only two; the activity of talking in this way",
"sensetop": "conversation with somebodyconversation between A and Bconversation about somethingin conversation",
"labels": "(British English)(North American English)(British English)(especially North American English)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "a **phone conversation**"
},
{
"text": "The main **topic of conversation** was the likely outcome of the election."
},
{
"text": "I tried to **make conversation** *(= to speak in order to appear polite)*."
},
{
"text": "I **had a** long **conversation** with her the other day.",
"contextForm": "conversation with somebody"
},
{
"text": "She was **engaged in conversation** with a colleague."
},
{
"text": "to **get into conversation** with somebody"
},
{
"text": "to **get into a conversation** with somebody"
},
{
"text": "I overheard a conversation between two colleagues.",
"contextForm": "conversation between A and B"
},
{
"text": "We had to listen to endless conversations about high prices and food shortages.",
"contextForm": "conversation about something"
},
{
"text": "Don was **deep in conversation** with the girl on his right.",
"contextForm": "in conversation"
},
{
"text": "I spent an hour in conversation with him."
},
{
"text": "The conversation **turned to** gardening."
},
{
"text": "Desperately he struggled to keep the conversation going."
},
{
"text": "I see no point in continuing this conversation."
},
{
"text": "She tried to steer the conversation away from the topic of marriage."
},
{
"text": "He felt a sudden alarm at the turn the conversation was taking."
},
{
"text": "A chance conversation led to a brilliant new career for the young student."
},
{
"text": "All conversation ceased and everyone turned around."
},
{
"text": "All too soon the stilted conversation ran dry."
},
{
"text": "Cara kept up a one-sided conversation."
},
{
"text": "Don was in close conversation with the girl on his right."
},
{
"text": "During the course of conversation, it emerged that Sheila had lived in Nigeria."
},
{
"text": "He said that television had been the death of good conversation."
},
{
"text": "He was waiting for her to open the conversation."
},
{
"text": "I got into a conversation with Chris about UFOs."
},
{
"text": "She got into conversation with one of the directors."
},
{
"text": "We had an interesting conversation with Dick Wortley."
},
{
"text": "She managed to bring the conversation around to why they were leaving."
},
{
"text": "He overheard snatches of a conversation between two doctors."
},
{
"text": "I recall a conversation in which he told me he would never leave Paris."
},
{
"text": "She tried to make conversation with the three people around the table."
},
{
"text": "He was courteous but didn't encourage conversation."
},
{
"text": "I was keen to strike up a conversation with him."
},
{
"text": "In the Western world it is polite to maintain eye contact during conversation."
},
{
"text": "In the programme tonight we hear Dr Chris Toole in conversation with the artist Mary Witherspoon."
},
{
"text": "It's not a subject that often crops up in casual conversation."
},
{
"text": "Our hostess did her best to keep the conversation going."
},
{
"text": "Police taped the conversation."
},
{
"text": "She avoided conversation with the other passengers."
},
{
"text": "We could hear him over the buzz of conversation and laughter."
},
{
"text": "He ignored all my attempts at conversation."
},
{
"text": "She turned the conversation to her work."
},
{
"text": "The book became an instant bestseller and topic of water cooler conversation."
},
{
"text": "The conversation drifted away from babies."
},
{
"text": "The conversation drifted into family chat."
},
{
"text": "The conversation ended when the vacuum cleaner started up."
},
{
"text": "The conversation moved on to other things."
},
{
"text": "The conversation proceeded in French."
},
{
"text": "The main topic of conversation was the big football match."
},
{
"text": "The two of you need to have a face-to-face conversation."
},
{
"text": "There is an ongoing conversation in society about how we raise our children."
},
{
"text": "There was no time for a proper conversation."
},
{
"text": "They all relaxed and conversation flowed freely."
},
{
"text": "They were deep in conversation and didn't notice the time."
},
{
"text": "Think of prayer as a two-way conversation."
},
{
"text": "We carried on a rather awkward conversation."
},
{
"text": "We engaged in a long conversation."
},
{
"text": "We had a long conversation about old cars."
},
{
"text": "We sat making polite conversation and feeling rather uncomfortable."
},
{
"text": "When I tried to engage him in conversation, she always interrupted."
},
{
"text": "When did this conversation take place?"
},
{
"text": "When you are struggling with an unfamiliar language, the simplest conversations can be misinterpreted."
},
{
"text": "You can't hold a private conversation there."
},
{
"text": "Young children become quickly bored by adult conversation."
},
{
"text": "a conversation between Jane and her parents"
},
{
"text": "a conversation on the topic of activities for children"
},
{
"text": "listening to endless conversations about high prices and food shortages"
},
{
"text": "I got into a conversation with a man on the bus."
},
{
"text": "I tried to make polite conversation."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["brief", "short", "lengthy"],
"… of conversation": ["snatch"],
"verb + conversation": ["carry on", "have", "hold"],
"conversation + verb": ["occur", "take place", "continue"],
"preposition": [
"during conversation",
"in conversation with",
"conversation about"
],
"phrases": [
"an attempt at conversation",
"be in… conversation (with somebody)",
"a buzz of conversation"
]
}
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˌkɒnvəˈseɪʃn/",
"audio": "xc/conversation/xconversation__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˌkɑːnvərˈseɪʃn/",
"audio": "xc/conversation/xconversation__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "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’."
}