Definitions for conversation
ˌkɒn vərˈseɪ ʃəncon·ver·sa·tion

Princeton's WordNet(4.67 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. conversationnoun

   the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.

Wiktionary(3.33 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. conversationnoun

   Interaction; commerce or intercourse with other people; dealing with others.

   Etymology: From conversation, from conversationem, accusative singular of conversatio, from conversor.

2. conversationnoun

   Behaviour, the way one conducts oneself; a person's way of life.

   Etymology: From conversation, from conversationem, accusative singular of conversatio, from conversor.

3. conversationnoun

   Sexual intercourse.

   Etymology: From conversation, from conversationem, accusative singular of conversatio, from conversor.

4. conversationnoun

   Expression and exchange of individual ideas through talking with other people; also, a set instance or occasion of such talking.

   I had an interesting conversation with Nicolas yesterday about how much he's getting paid.

   Etymology: From conversation, from conversationem, accusative singular of conversatio, from conversor.

5. conversationnoun

   The back-and-forth play of the blades in a bout.

   Etymology: From conversation, from conversationem, accusative singular of conversatio, from conversor.

6. conversationverb

   To engage in conversation (with).

   Etymology: From conversation, from conversationem, accusative singular of conversatio, from conversor.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Conversationnoun

   general course of conduct; behavior

2. Conversationnoun

   familiar intercourse; intimate fellowship or association; close acquaintance

3. Conversationnoun

   commerce; intercourse; traffic

4. Conversationnoun

   colloquial discourse; oral interchange of sentiments and observations; informal dialogue

5. Conversationnoun

   sexual intercourse; as, criminal conversation

Freebase(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Conversation

   Conversation is a form of interactive, spontaneous communication between two or more people who are following rules of etiquette. It is polite give and take of subjects thought of by people talking with each other for company. Conversation analysis is a branch of sociology which studies the structure and organization of human interaction, with a more specific focus on conversational interaction.

Editors Contribution(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. conversation

   The ability to talk socially with others.

   The art of conversation is speaking and listening.

   Submitted by MaryC on January 25, 2020  

2. conversation

   To share expression through the voice, speech, language, words, text or a form of communication.

   They love to have a conversation as they love each other very much.

   Submitted by MaryC on April 7, 2020  

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1. • Speech

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'conversation' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2055

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'conversation' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1202

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'conversation' in Nouns Frequency: #723

Anagrams for conversation »

1. conservation

How to pronounce conversation?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say conversation in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of conversation in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of conversation in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of conversation in a Sentence

1. Ron Wyden:

   This administration never had one substantive conversation with me about health care reform.

2. Pedro Freyre:

   We had 10 very significant clients ... Fortune 50 entities, call since Wednesday to start a Cuba conversation at a much more detailed and profound level.

3. Jack Falahee:

   There has been a conversation about it, i'm not privy to all of the discussion that happens in the writers' room, but I do know early on the topic of safer sex has been brought up.

4. Corbin Trent:

   The way she operates, whether it's to come up with lines of questioning or lines of messaging, or how to present things to her constituents or to the American people or to the party -- it's continuous listening and talking, when Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez using social media, that is essentially a practice run and a conversation that Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's working and developing.

5. Shaila Rivera:

   We were surprised, the whole conversation was less than a minute. There were no questions like who did you have contact with ? Did you go to work ? None of that.

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