phone conversation
collocation in Englishmeaningsofphoneandconversation
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phone
noun
uk/fəʊn/us/foʊn/
a device that uses either a system of wires along which electrical signals are sent or a system of radio signals to make it possible for you to speak to someone in another place who has a ...
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conversation
noun[C or U]
uk/ˌkɒn.vəˈseɪ.ʃən/us/ˌkɑːn.vɚˈseɪ.ʃən/
(a) talk between two or more people in which thoughts, feelings, and ideas are expressed, questions are asked and answered, or news and information ...
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(Definition ofphoneandconversationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofphone conversation
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The jury heard extensive descriptions of the severity of the attack from a number of witnesses and through a recordedphoneconversationtaken at the time.
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In addition, detailed notes of phone conversations and field observations were kept.
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From her firstphoneconversationwith her real-life counterpart to her final scene in the telefilm, the then 24-year-old actress found herself facing stresses she'd never faced before.
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Information on artists' careers was obtained directly from artists during interviews, from managers in phone conversations, and from secondary sources such as music dictionaries, trade catalogues, newspapers and magazines.
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That exchange has included phone conversations.
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Furthermore, texting and indeedphoneconversationis just as much a technology, a skill, recourse for poetry and love, as is a daisy or a mountain.
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However, as we know, a mobilephoneconversationsometimes goes on for ever.
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A 20-minutephoneconversationwill often deliver the pension credit.
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The case remains under investigation, and her whereabouts since thatphoneconversationhave not been established.
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During theirphoneconversation, she notices a man on the street watching her.
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A subsequentphoneconversationbetween brothers concluded without a direct response on the matter.
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In 1947, one of his first inventions was a radio transmitter that allowed simultaneous two-way communication (such as in aphoneconversation).
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Rogan says his name was listed without his permission and his contact with the association consisted of onephoneconversation.
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The song features a one-sided cellphoneconversationbetween a coffee shop waitress and the guy she has a crush on.
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This pronouncement would seem ironic, coming from someone who had, for example, just ended a brisk cellphoneconversation, or indeed attended law school.
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The rest of the song's lyrics are loosely structured around aphoneconversationbetween the narrator and a mysterious voice.
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Thisphoneconversationwas recorded, but the audio was never released.
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The libretto consists of a woman's lastphoneconversationwith her lover, who now loves someone else.
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In phone conversations, parents who had trouble completing the protocol attributed this to the challenge they were experiencing managing their children's emotional and learning problems.
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Despite the use of passwords, confidentiality might be breached on the internet and mobile phone conversations have been snooped on.
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