ENGAGE IN SMALL TALK

Meaning of ENGAGE IN SMALL TALK in English

v. phr. To converse with a stranger or casual acquaintance about matters of no great importance in order to make the time go faster. The patients in the doctor's waiting room engaged in small talk complaining about the hot weather.

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ENGAGE IN SMALL TALK — {v. phr.} To converse with a stranger or casual acquaintance about matters of no great importance in order to make …
Slang English vocab
ENGAGE IN SMALL TALK — {v. phr.} To converse with a stranger or casual acquaintance about matters of no great importance in order to make …
Словарь английских идиом
ENGAGÉ — adjective Etymology: French, past participle of engager to engage Date: 1946 committed to or supportive of a cause
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
TALK — I. ˈtȯk verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English talken; akin to Frisian talken to talk, Old English talu tale …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SMALL — I. ˈsmȯl adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English smal, from Old English smæl; akin to Old High German smal …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
IN — I. (|)in, ən; usu ə n after t, d, s, or z as in “split in two”, often ə m …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ENGAGÉ — ˌäŋgäˈzhā, ˌeŋ-, French äⁿgȧzhā adjective Etymology: French, from past participle of engager to engage, pledge : committed to or supportive …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ENGAGE — ə̇nˈgāj, en- verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English engagen, from Middle French engager, engagier, from Old French engagier, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ENGAGE — (v. i.) To embark in a business; to take a part; to employ or involve one's self; to devote attention …
Английский словарь Webster
ENGAGE — (v. t.) To come into gear with; as, the teeth of one cogwheel engage those of another, or one part …
Английский словарь Webster
ENGAGE — (v. t.) To gain for service; to bring in as associate or aid; to enlist; as, to engage friends to …
Английский словарь Webster
ENGAGE — ( v. t. ) To gain for service; to bring in as associate or aid; to enlist; as, to engage …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ENGAGE — ( v. t. ) To come into gear with; as, the teeth of one cogwheel engage those of another, or …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ENGAGE — ( v. i. ) To embark in a business; to take a part; to employ or involve one's self; to …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TALK — — talkable , adj. — talkability , n. — talker , n. /tawk/ , v.i. 1. to communicate or exchange …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SMALL — — smallness , n. /smawl/ , adj., smaller, smallest , adv., smaller, smallest , n. adj. 1. of limited size; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ENGAGE — — engager , n. /en gayj"/ , v. , engaged, engaging . v.t. 1. to occupy the attention or efforts …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TALK — I. ˈtȯk verb Etymology: Middle English; akin to Old English talu tale Date: 13th century transitive verb 1. : to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SMALL — I. ˈsmȯl adjective Etymology: Middle English smal, from Old English smæl; akin to Old High German smal small, Greek mēlon …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ENGAGE — verb ( en·gaged ; en·gag·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French engager, from en- + gage pledge, gage Date: 15th …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TALK — vt to cause to be or become by talking. 2. talk ·noun report; rumor; as, to hear talk of war. …
Webster English vocab
SMALL — vt to make little or less. 2. small ·adv not loudly; faintly; timidly. 3. small ·noun smallclothes. 4. small ·noun …
Webster English vocab
ENGAGE — vi to be in gear, as two cogwheels working together. 2. engage ·vi to enter into conflict; to join battle; …
Webster English vocab
TALK — [talk] vb [ME; akin to OE talu tale] vt (13c) 1: to deliver or express in speech: utter 2: to …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SMALL — [small] adj [ME smal, fr. OE smael; akin to OHG smal small, Gk melon small domestic animal] (bef. 12c) 1 …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SMALL — small BrE AmE smɔːl smɑːl ▷ smaller ˈsmɔːl ə AmE - ə r ˈsmɑːl- ▷ smallest ˈsmɔːl ɪst -əst ˈsmɑːl- …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
TALK — / tɔːk; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb SPEAK TO SB 1. talk (to / with sb) (about sb/sth) …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SMALL — / smɔːl; NAmE / adjective , adverb , noun ■ adjective ( small·er , small·est ) NOT LARGE 1. not …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ENGAGE — / ɪnˈgeɪdʒ; NAmE / verb 1. [ vn ] ( formal ) to succeed in attracting and keeping sb's attention …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TALK — I. talk 1 S1 W1 /tɔːk $ tɒːk/ BrE AmE verb [ Word Family: noun : ↑ talk , talks, …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SMALL — I. small 1 S1 W1 /smɔːl $ smɒːl/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative smaller , superlative smallest ) [ Language: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ENGAGE — en ‧ gage W3 /ɪnˈɡeɪdʒ/ BrE AmE verb formal [ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: French ; Origin: engager , from …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TALK — v. & n. --v. 1 intr. (often foll. by to, with) converse or communicate ideas by spoken words. 2 intr. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SMALL — adj., n., & adv. --adj. 1 not large or big. 2 slender; thin. 3 not great in importance, amount, number, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TALK — v. & n. v. 1 intr. (often foll. by to, with) converse or communicate ideas by spoken words. 2 intr. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SMALL — adj., n., & adv. adj. 1 not large or big. 2 slender; thin. 3 not great in importance, amount, number, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TALK — v. & n. --v. 1. intr. (often foll. by to, with) converse or communicate ideas by spoken words. 2 intr. …
Oxford English vocab
SMALL — adj., n., & adv. --adj. 1. not large or big. 2 slender; thin. 3 not great in importance, amount, number, …
Oxford English vocab
TALK — ( talks, talking, talked) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. When you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SMALL — ( smaller, smallest) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. A small person, …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ENGAGE — ( engages, engaging, engaged) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. If you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TALK — (~s, ~ing, ~ed) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. When you ~, …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SMALL — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a big/large/wide/small mouth ▪ He had a big nose and a big mouth. ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ENGAGE
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SMALL — (LACKING IMPORTANCE) [adjective] -er, -est - not having much importance or effectTalking to her makes me feel small (= unimportant …
Cambridge English vocab
TALK
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
ENGAGE — Synonyms and related words : absorb, absorb the attention, accept obligation, affiance, agree, agree to, answer for, appeal, approach, arrest, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
TALK — n. back talk by talk cross talk double talk small talk sweet talk talk into
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
SMALL — n. small beer small change small fry small minded small potato small potatoes small talk small time small town
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
TALK — I. noun 1 a conversation ADJECTIVE ▪ brief , little ( often ironic ), short ▪ I will have to …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
ENGAGE — verb ADVERB ▪ actively , directly ▪ Our contributors are actively engaging with tradition. ▪ fully , seriously ▪ constructively …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
TALK — See ↑ DISCUSS 1, ↑ SPEAK 1, ↑ TALK 1,2,6,18,18, ↑ TELL 9 ◆◆◆ • ↑ back talk • ↑ …
Longman Activator English vocab
TALK
Longman Activator English vocab
SMALL — See ↑ SHORT 7, ↑ SMALL 1,3,4, ↑ UNIMPORTANT 1, ↑ YOUNG 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ a small amount • …
Longman Activator English vocab
SMALL — INDEX: 1. small in size 2. extremely small in size 3. small numbers/amounts 4. small and not making much difference …
Longman Activator English vocab
TALK — n. 25B6; verb I was talking to a friend : SPEAK, chat, chatter, gossip, prattle, babble, rattle on, blather; informal …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SMALL — n. 25B6; adjective a small flat : LITTLE, compact, bijou, tiny, miniature, mini; minute, microscopic, minuscule; toy, baby; poky, cramped, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
ENGAGE — v. 25B6; verb tasks which engage children's interest : CAPTURE, catch, arrest, grab, draw, attract, gain, win, hold, grip, captivate, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
TALK — < chat , tool , networking , messaging > A Unix program and protocol supporting conversation between two or more …
FOLDOC Computer English Dictionary
TALK
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
SMALL — adj. 1 little, tiny, short, diminutive, petite, mignon(ne), wee, teeny, elfin, Lilliputian, midget, miniature, minute, minuscule, baby, bantam, pocket(-sized), mini; …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
ENGAGE — v. 1 employ, hire, enrol or US also enroll, enlist, retain, sign (up), contract with or for, indenture; rent, book, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
TALK — verb 1 BAD : I couldn't talk English in those days. GOOD : I couldn't speak English in those days. …
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