Meaning

9 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)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.

    You need to improve conversation in foreign languages.

    Gespräch, Unterhaltung, Konversation

    разгово́рrazgovór, бесе́даbeséda

    розмо́ваrozmóva, бе́сідаbésida, розгово́рrozhovór

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

    (uncountable)Dialogue or interaction regarding a topic.

  3. (countable, uncountable)The back-and-forth play of the blades in a bout.

  4. (countable, uncountable)The protocol-based interaction between systems processing a transaction.

  5. (countable, obsolete, uncountable)Interaction; commerce or intercourse with other people; dealing with others.

  6. (archaic, countable, uncountable)Behaviour, the way one conducts oneself; a person's way of life.

  7. (countable, obsolete, uncountable)Sexual intercourse.

    criminal conversation

  8. (countable, obsolete, uncountable)Engagement with a specific subject, idea, field of study etc.

  9. (archaic, countable, uncountable)A kind of confectionery lozenge bearing a message on its surface.

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

Examples

1032 sentences
  1. Why don't you join in the conversation?

    Чому б вам не приєднатися до розмови? — deniko

    ruПочему бы вам не присоединиться к разговору? — odexed

  2. I didn't take part in the conversation.

    Я не брав участі у розмові. — uaspeaker

    ruЯ не принимал участия в разговоре. — Hellerick

    deIch habe nicht an der Unterhaltung teilgenommen. — xtofu80

  3. Why are we having this conversation?

    Навіщо ми про це говоримо? — deniko

    ruПочему мы об этом говорим? — marafon

    deWarum führen wir dieses Gespräch? — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  4. I recorded our conversation.

    Я записав нашу розмову. — deniko

    ruЯ записал наш разговор. — marafon

    deIch habe unser Gespräch aufgenommen. — Yorwba

  5. Tom broke into our conversation.

    Том вдерся в нашу розмову. — zaytsev126

    ruТом вмешался в наш разговор. — odexed

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
expression and exchange of individual ideas through talking with other people:
Русский
By meaning 1
expression and exchange of individual ideas through talking with other people:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
expression and exchange of individual ideas through talking with other people:

Origin

From Middle English conversacioun, from Old French conversacion and its etymon, Latin conv

From Middle English conversacioun, from Old French conversacion and its etymon, Latin conversātiōnem, accusative singular of conversātiō (“conversation”), from conversor (“abide, keep company with”). Displaced native Old English wordlaþu. Doublet of conversazione.

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