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conversation partner — a person with whom one talks or practices conversation, especially in a foreign language

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: a person with whom one talks or practices conversation, especially in a foreign language

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˌkɑːnvərˈseɪʃn ˈpɑːrtnər/

Example Sentences

  • My conversation partner from Canada always laughs at my weird English idioms.
  • She meets her conversation partner every Wednesday to practice Korean and English.
  • I accidentally called my conversation partner by my dog's name during our video chat.

conversation partner

NOUN

[/ˌkɑːnvərˈseɪʃn ˈpɑːrtnər/]

a person with whom one talks or practices conversation, especially in a foreign language

She found a warm conversation partner at the neighborhood cafe every Tuesday.
💡 Concept

She found a warm conversation partner at the neighborhood cafe every Tuesday.

CON(together) + VERS(turn) + PARTNER(companion) — deciding to VERS(turn) CON(together) toward each other, the two strangers became a great conversation partner for the evening.
🧠 Mnemonic

CON(together) + VERS(turn) + PARTNER(companion) — deciding to VERS(turn) CON(together) toward each other, the two strangers became a great conversation partner for the evening.

While waiting at the loud train station for his summer vacation, he accidentally met a wonderful conversation partner.
🎵 Rhyme

While waiting at the loud train station for his summer vacation, he accidentally met a wonderful conversation partner.

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˌkɑːnvərˈseɪʃn ˈpɑːrtnər/
🇬🇧 UK/ˌkɒnvəˈseɪʃn ˈpɑːtnə/

🌳Etymology

Prefixcon--
Rootvers/part
Suffix--ation, -ner

🎵Rhyme

nation
station
relation

🔗Collocations

find a conversation partner
language conversation partner
regular conversation partner
practice with a conversation partner
meet your conversation partner
native conversation partner
conversation partner program

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

“My conversation partner from Canada always laughs at my weird English idioms.”

“She meets her conversation partner every Wednesday to practice Korean and English.”

😄 Fun example

“I accidentally called my conversation partner by my dog's name during our video chat.”

“Having a reliable conversation partner can greatly improve your speaking confidence.”

😄 Fun example

“My conversation partner and I once talked for three hours about which snack is superior—still no winner.”

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