conversation

noun

ˌkän-vər-ˈsā-shən How to pronounce conversation (audio)
Definition of conversationnext
as in discussion
talking or a talk between two or more people Thomas Jefferson was celebrated for his brilliant, wide-ranging conversations with a host of friends and acquaintances

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Recent Examples of conversation Multiple media outlets, citing unnamed people familiar with the conversation, said Trump spoke personally with FIFA president Gianni Infantino last week and asked him to rescind the red card. — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026 Ultimately, Connecticut’s new law should be viewed not as the end of a conversation but as the beginning of a broader discussion about how healthcare systems evaluate, research and provide access to promising treatments. — John R. Gordon, Hartford Courant, 5 July 2026 The price Samsung sets will almost certainly shape the conversation around Apple’s first foldable. — Janhoi McGregor, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026 The book retraces the conversations Goldstein and Schlanger shared after their dramatic first encounter in a hospital ICU. — John Blake, CNN Money, 5 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for conversation
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conversation
  1. discussion
  2. converse
  3. exchange
  4. discourse
  5. chat
  6. dialogue
Noun
  • Android Circuit is here to remind you of a few of the many discussions around Android in the last seven days.
    — Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
  • Kenneth Malin, the West Cedar Creek MUD’s general manager, did not respond to a message requesting comment on the district’s discussions with Diode.
    — Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 July 2026
Definition of discussion
Noun
  • The new hire was Mike Brown, a funny, amiable man, who, at least outwardly, looks to have a converse personality to Thibodeau.
    — Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 2 June 2026
  • The bottom line is that Met Gala 2026 will be about fashion that doesn’t just sit on the body, but converses with it and soon the world will see how that translates onto the red carpet.
    — Pooja Mistry, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2026
Definition of converse
Noun
  • The footage, published by the Idaho State Journal, shows that an exchange of expletives ensued.
    — Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
  • The United States and Iran have traded new attacks, intensifying an exchange that threatens to collapse their agreement to end the war.
    — Courtney Kube, NBC news, 9 July 2026
Definition of exchange
Noun
  • In astrology, Mercury governs communication, language, ideas and public discourse, while Cancer is associated with memory, ancestry and the past.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 4 July 2026
  • The move prompted Lula to again defend Brazil's sovereignty, a discourse that last year struck a chord and gave Lula an unexpected boost of popularity.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 July 2026
Definition of discourse
Noun
  • Attorney Magdalena Gebhard, who represented a victim in a previous Berlin trial that led to a conviction, said there was an inner circle of eight perpetrators but that some of the chat groups had up to 50,000 members.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 July 2026
  • This comes on the heels of iOS 27 beta 2, which added a dedicated Write with Siri button on the keyboard, an Insights feature in Apple Wallet, updates to iPhone-to-Android RCS chats, and more.
    — Jason Cohen, PC Magazine, 8 July 2026
Definition of chat
Noun
  • Odysseus’ journey becomes one of middle-aged love, family, war and wisdom, using contemporary dialogue and a star-heavy ensemble led by Matt Damon, Anne Hathaway and Tom Holland.
    — Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
  • Companies must also encourage responsible experimentation, allowing employees to explore AI's potential, and critically, address fears about job displacement or misuse through open dialogue, emphasizing unique human skills.
    — Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
Definition of dialogue

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