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.

2. conversationnoun

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

3. conversationnoun

   Sexual intercourse.

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.

5. conversationnoun

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

6. conversationverb

   To engage in conversation (with).

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

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Conversationnoun

   Etymology: conversatio, Latin.

   1. Familiar discourse; chat; easy talk: opposed to a formal conference.

   She went to Pamela’s chamber, meaning to joy her thoughts with the sweet conversation of her sister. Philip Sidney, b. ii.

   What I mentioned some time ago in conversation, was not a new thought, just then started by accident or occasion. Jonathan Swift.

   2. A particular act of discoursing upon any subject; as, we had a long conversation on that question.3. Commerce; intercourse; familiarity.

   The knowledge of men and manners, the freedom of habitudes, and conversation with the best company of both sexes. Dryden.

   His apparent, open guilt;
   I mean his conversation with Shore’s wife. William Shakespeare, Rich. III.

   4. Behaviour; manner of acting in common life.

   Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles. 1 Pet.

Wikipedia(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Conversation

   Conversation is interactive communication between two or more people. The development of conversational skills and etiquette is an important part of socialization. The development of conversational skills in a new language is a frequent focus of language teaching and learning. Conversation analysis is a branch of sociology which studies the structure and organization of human interaction, with a more specific focus on conversational interaction.

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  

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   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  

Matched Categories

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

2. voice rants on

3. no stain cover

4. voices rant on

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

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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. Jamie Spears:

   I felt drunk, i couldn't even stick up for Jamie Spears. I couldn't even have a conversation with my mom or dad about anything. I told them I was scared and they had six different nurses come to my home to monitor me while I was on this medication that I didn't want to be on to begin with.

2. John Elway:

   The bottom line is we want Peyton Manning back and it's going to come down to what Peyton Manning wants to do, i did have a great conversation with Peyton( on Monday). We talked about the game. I said,' The last thing we're going to do at this point in time, having been through what you've been through, is talk about your future.' .

3. President Obama:

   As a general matter, when it comes to the flag, and the National Anthem and the meaning that that holds for our men and women in uniform and those that fought for us – that is a tough thing for them to get past, to then hear what his deeper concerns are, but I don’t doubt his sincerity. I think he cares about some real, legitimate issues that need to be talked about and, if nothing else, what he’s done is generated more conversation about some topics that need to be talked about.

4. Calahan Walsh:

   So for the youngest kids, it's simple messaging — easy stuff that's easy for them to understand and remember. Things like not revealing personal information and that sort of simple stuff for younger kids, for older teens, that conversation changes and needs to become more mature with their online activity, as well. We understand parents can have sometimes a hard time with these conversations.

5. Lyor Cohen:

   There's a lot of internal conversation happening, this is a very important topic.

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