Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with conversation in American Collocation
conversation
noun
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What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃ(ə)n/
types of conversation
casual
chance
face-to-face
informal
lively
meaningful
private
Having a face-to-face conversation is much more personal than a phone call.
long/short
brief
long
Robert and I had a long conversation that day.
email
telephone
In the course of a telephone conversation he admitted his feelings.
have a conversation
be engrossed in
conduct
engage in
have
hold
participate in
I had an interesting conversation with him about sailing.
‘Nice party, isn’t it?’ I said, trying to make conversation.
I looked across at Mary, who was deep in conversation with her sister.
start a conversation
enter into
get into
initiate
start
strike up
We soon got into conversation with our fellow passengers.
Casual jokes helped people to start conversations.
hear someone else’s conversation
overhear
Our conversation was overheard by fellow travellers.
try to change the subject of a conversation
steer
He tried to steer the conversation towards more important matters.