Meaning

10 senses
  1. The act of consulting together formally; serious conversation or discussion; interchange of views.

  2. A multilateral diplomatic negotiation.

  3. A formal event where scientists or other scholars present their research results in speeches, workshops, posters or by other means.

  4. An event organized by a for-profit or non-profit organization to discuss a pressing issue, such as a new product, market trend or government regulation, with a range of speakers.

  5. A group of sports teams that play each other on a regular basis.

    an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members

  6. (Philippines)A constituent tournament of a sports league in a given season.

  7. A stated meeting of preachers and others, invested with authority to take cognizance of ecclesiastical matters.

    Konferenz, Tagung

    конфере́нцияkonferéncija, съездsʺjezd

    конфере́нціяkonferéncija, з'їздzʺjizd

  8. A voluntary association of Congregational churches of a district; the district in which such churches are.

  9. A talk or lecture, (Catholicism) especially when given as part of a retreat.

  10. (obsolete)The act of comparing two or more things together; comparison.

Examples

443 sentences
  1. I'm going to a conference next week.

    Я їду на конференцію наступного тижня.

    ruНа следующей неделе я еду на конференцию.

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  2. I'm going to a conference in Boston.

    Я їду на конференцію до Бостона.

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  3. The conference is to be held in Tokyo.

    Конференція має відбутися у Токіо.

    deDie Konferenz soll in Tokio stattfinden.

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  4. Welcome to the conference.

    Ласкаво просимо на конференцію.

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  5. Tom is at a conference.

    Том на конференції.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
a meeting of people:
Русский
By meaning 1
a meeting of people:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
a meeting of people:

Origin

From Middle French conférence, from Medieval Latin cōnferentia, from Latin cōnferēns, omit

From Middle French conférence, from Medieval Latin cōnferentia, from Latin cōnferēns, omitting several steps, from con- + ferō.

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Forms

plural: conferences
Singularconference
Pluralconferences

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a discussion among participants who have an agreed (serious) topic:group discussion
  • an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members:league

Word family

40 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • the conference room
  • conference room
  • at a conference
  • attend a conference
  • a conference in
  • in the conference
  • attend the conference
  • press conference
  • to a conference
  • for a conference
  • at the conference
  • the conference is

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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