STRIKE UP A CONVERSATION

Meaning of STRIKE UP A CONVERSATION in English

begin a conversation with a stranger

Uncle Ho is sociable. He strikes up a conversation with anyone.

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

STRIKE UP A CONVERSATION — begin a conversation with someone, start talking to someone
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STRIKE UP A CONVERSATION — begin a conversation with a stranger Uncle Ho is sociable. He strikes up a conversation with anyone.
English Idioms vocab
UP
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
UP — I. (|)əp adverb Etymology: partly from Middle English up upward, from Old English ūp; partly from Middle English uppe on …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STRIKE — I. ˈstrīk verb ( struck ˈstrək ; struck “ ; also strick·en ˈstrikən ; striking ˈstrīkiŋ ; strikes ) Etymology: …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CONVERSATION — I. ˌkänvə(r)ˈsāshən noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English conversacioun, from Middle French conversation, from Latin conversation-, conversatio frequent abode …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
STRIKE — — strikeless , adj. /struyk/ , v. , struck or ( Obs. ) strook; struck or ( esp. for 31-34 …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CONVERSATION — /kon'veuhr say"sheuhn/ , n. 1. informal interchange of thoughts, information, etc., by spoken words; oral communication between persons; talk; colloquy. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
UP — I. ˈəp adverb Etymology: partly from Middle English up upward, from Old English ūp; partly from Middle English uppe on …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
STRIKE — I. ˈstrīk verb ( struck ˈstrək ; struck also strick·en ˈstri-kən ; strik·ing ˈstrī-kiŋ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CONVERSATION — noun Etymology: Middle English conversacioun, from Anglo-French conversacion, from Latin conversation-, conversatio, from conversari to associate with, frequentative of convertere …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
UP — prep upon. 2. up ·adv aside, so as not to be in use; as, to lay up riches; put up …
Webster English vocab
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Webster English vocab
CONVERSATION — noun commerce; intercourse; traffic. 2. conversation ·noun general course of conduct; behavior. 3. conversation ·noun sexual intercourse; as, criminal conversation. …
Webster English vocab
CONVERSATION — [con.ver.sa.tion] n [ME conversacioun, fr. MF conversation, fr. L conversation-, conversatio, fr. conversari to associate with, freq. of convertere to …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CONVERSATION — conversation BrE AmE ˌkɒn və ˈseɪʃ ə n AmE \ ˌkɑːn v ə r- ▷ conversation|s z ▶ ˌ conver …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
UP — / ʌp; NAmE / adverb , preposition , adjective , verb , noun ■ adverb HELP NOTE : For the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STRIKE — / straɪk; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( struck , struck / strʌk; NAmE /) HIT SB / …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CONVERSATION — / ˌkɒnvəˈseɪʃn; NAmE ˌkɑːnvərˈs-/ noun [ C , U ] ~ (with sb) (about sth) an informal talk involving a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
UP — I. up 1 S1 W1 /ʌp/ BrE AmE adverb , preposition , adjective 1 . TO A HIGHER POSITION towards …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
STRIKE — I. strike 1 S3 W3 /straɪk/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle struck /strʌk/) [ Word Family: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CONVERSATION — con ‧ ver ‧ sa ‧ tion S1 W2 /ˌkɒnvəˈseɪʃ ə n $ ˌkɑːnvər-/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1300-1400 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
UP — adv., prep., adj., n., & v. --adv. 1 at, in, or towards a higher place or position (jumped up in …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
STRIKE — v. & n. --v. (past struck; past part. struck or archaic stricken) 1 a tr. subject to an impact. b …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CONVERSATION — n. 1 the informal exchange of ideas by spoken words. 2 an instance of this. øconversation piece 1 a small …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
UP — adv., prep., adj., n., & v. adv. 1 at, in, or towards a higher place or position (jumped up in …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
STRIKE — v. & n. v. (past struck; past part. struck or archaic stricken) 1 a tr. subject to an impact. b …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CONVERSATION — n. 1 the informal exchange of ideas by spoken words. 2 an instance of this. conversation piece 1 a small …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
STRIKE — v. & n. --v. (past struck; past part. struck or archaic stricken) 1. a tr. subject to an impact. b …
Oxford English vocab
CONVERSATION — n.1 the informal exchange of ideas by spoken words. 2 an instance of this. Phrases and idioms: conversation piece 1. …
Oxford English vocab
UP — I. PREPOSITION, ADVERB, AND ADJECTIVE USES The preposition is pronounced /ʌp/. The adverb and adjective are pronounced /ʌp/. Frequency: The …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STRIKE — ( strikes, striking, struck, stricken) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. Note: The …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CONVERSATION — ( conversations) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. If you have a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STRIKE — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a band strikes up (= starts playing ) ▪ We were on the dance …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CONVERSATION — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a phone conversation ▪ Neither man denies the phone conversation took place. a rational conversation/discussion …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
STRIKE — (HIT) [verb] [past:] struck - to hit or attack forcefully or violentlyShe died when her car went out of control …
Cambridge English vocab
CONVERSATION — [noun] - (a) talk between two or more people in which thoughts, feelings and ideas are expressed, questions are asked …
Cambridge English vocab
UP — Synonyms and related words : above, abovestairs, access, accession, accretion, accrual, accruement, accumulation, add to, addition, advance, against, aggrandize, aggrandizement, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
CONVERSATION — n. Function: noun 1 oral exchange of information or ideas FF1C; leaned against the fence in casual conversation FF1E; Synonyms: …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
CONVERSATION — noun 1. oral exchange of information or ideas leaned against the fence in casual conversation Synonyms: chat, colloquy, confabulation, converse, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
STRIKE — I. noun 1 industrial protest ADJECTIVE ▪ long ▪ short ▪ one-day , two-day , etc. ▪ 24-hour , 48-hour …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
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Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
UP — INDEX: 1. moving up to a higher place 2. looking, facing, or pointing upwards 3. to move upwards through the …
Longman Activator English vocab
STRIKE — INDEX: 1. to stop working in order to get higher wages etc 2. when workers are on strike RELATED WORDS …
Longman Activator English vocab
CONVERSATION — See ↑ TALK 5 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be in conversation • ↑ fall into conversation/strike up a conversation • ↑ …
Longman Activator English vocab
STRIKE — v. 1 hit, deal a blow to, knock, smack, thump, thwack, crown, cuff, punch, smite; beat, hammer, belabour, batter, pummel …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
CONVERSATION — n. discussion, talk, chat, dialogue, colloquy, parley; chit-chat, gossip, discourse, palaver, Colloq chiefly Brit chin-wag The conversation about the situation …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
UP — 1. нареч. 1) вверх по, по направлению к 2) вдоль по; вглубь 3) против (течения, ветра и т. п.) 4) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CONVERSATION — сущ. 1) разговор, беседа; речевое общение hold conversation make conversation Syn : chat, colloquy, dialogue, talk 2) об. мн. неформальные …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
UP — 1. ʌp n 1. поезд, автобус и т. п. , идущий в большой город, в столицу или на север 2. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
STRIKE — strike.ogg _I 1. straık n 1. 1> удар strike attack - ав. удар по наземной цели strike weapon - наступательное …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CONVERSATION — conversation.ogg ͵kɒnvəʹseıʃ(ə)n n 1. разговор, беседа conversation classes/lang] - занятия по разговорной практике to have /to hold/ a conversation with …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
STRIKE — 1) встретить 2) забастовка 3) зажечь 4) зажигаться 5) наподдавать 6) отбивать 7) поражать 8) приходить в голову 9) раскружаливать 10) распалубить 11) ударять 12) чиркать 13) чиркнуть • across strike — в крест …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
UP — 1. ʌp n 1. поезд, автобус и т. п. , идущий в большой город, в столицу или на север 2. …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
STRIKE — _I 1. straık n 1. 1> удар strike attack - ав. удар по наземной цели strike weapon - наступательное оружие …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
CONVERSATION — n 1. разговор, беседа conversation classes/lang] - занятия по разговорной практике to have /to hold/ a conversation with smb. - …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
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Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
STRIKE
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
CONVERSATION — сущ. 1) разговор, беседа; речевое общение - hold conversation - make conversation Syn: chat , colloquy , dialogue , talk …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
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Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
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Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики

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