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convo en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈkɒnvəʊ/ (UK)
  • /ˈkɑnvoʊ/ (US)

Etymology

Etymology tree English conversation Latin ō Old French ohbor. Middle English o English O English oh English -o English convo From conversation + -o.

Meanings

  1. (informal) A conversation.
    • If she hasn't already noticed something may be wrong, this convo may get here to talk to her pediatrician. 2008 November, Denene Millner, “Reality Check”, in Parenting, page 58:
    • Now, wait a minute, wait a minute, Mill... you gotta hold on here, 'cause I'm having a convo with your cuz. 1977 November 22, Warren S. Murray, “My Fair Fonzie”, in Jerry Paris, director, Happy Days, season 5, episode 10, spoken by Fonzie (Henry Winkler):
    • In January 2020, Ms. Bennett sent her mother a text. “Had a really long convo with Gov today,” she wrote, outlining a two-hour conversation about numerous topics, including her career goals. 2021 February 27, Jesse McKinley, “Cuomo Is Accused of Sexual Harassment by a 2nd Former Aide”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 27 Feb 2021:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
convos Number=Plur lexicographic

convo en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /ˈkɒnvəʊ/ (UK)
  • /ˈkɑnvoʊ/ (US)

Etymology

Etymology tree English conversation Latin ō Old French ohbor. Middle English o English O English oh English -o English convo From conversation + -o.

Meanings

  1. (informal) To have a conversation, to converse.
    • He's a fun dude to convo with.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
convoed Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
convoed Tense=Past lexicographic
convos Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
convoing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
convoes Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Synonyms

word · parley · jaw · treat · converse · confab · discourse · conversate · parley · chat · common · confab · confabulate · convo · chat