| a2 |
When you are talking about some particular thing of a group or kind but it's not important which one of that group it is, you use "a" before the word. If you say "I saw a friend of mine," you know which friend you saw, but it's not important right now which friend it is. You are just introducing the idea of this person or thing into the conversation. [1/3 definitions] |
| absence |
When there is an absence of something, it means that there is none of it. If there is an absence of conversation between people, it means that no one is talking to anyone else. [1/3 definitions] |
| banter |
joking, clever conversation. [1/2 definitions] |
| buttonhole |
to stop and force one's conversation upon [1/2 definitions] |
| chat |
a friendly conversation. [1/2 definitions] |
| conversation |
A conversation is a talk between people. [2 definitions] |
| dialogue |
Dialogue is conversation between two or more people, or between characters in a play, film, or book. |
| hello |
People say hello when they meet someone and they want to be friendly or they want to start a conversation. We often say hello when we begin a conversation on the telephone also. |
| informal |
used in a relaxed way in everyday conversation or in casual writing. [1/2 definitions] |
| interview |
a conversation between a reporter and a person who will be the subject of the report, or the report itself. [1/3 definitions] |
| listener |
A listener is a person who listens. In a conversation, a listener hears and gives attention to what someone else is saying. |
| murmur |
a sound that is soft, muffled, and ongoing, like the sound made by quiet conversation. [1/2 definitions] |
| parlor |
a room in a house, hotel, restaurant, or the like for conversation or for entertaining guests. [1/2 definitions] |
| raise |
When you raise a question or topic, you bring it into a conversation. [1/8 definitions] |
| slang |
very informal speech that is made up of new words, or new meanings of old words. Slang is not appropriate for serious conversation or writing. |
| speak |
to take part in conversation. [1/7 definitions] |
| speaker |
In a conversation, the person who is talking is called the speaker. Any person who speaks is also a speaker. [1/3 definitions] |
| talk |
the act of talking; conversation. [1/7 definitions] |
| therefore |
"Therefore" means "for that reason" or "because of that." We don't use "therefore" too much when we are making ordinary conversation, but it's used a lot in formal writing or speaking. |
| thus |
"Thus" means "for that reason." If there is no heat, and thus you are cold, it means that because there is no heat, you are cold. The word "thus" is not very common in ordinary conversation. It sounds a little formal. [1/3 definitions] |
| topic |
a subject of discussion or conversation. |