conference
//ˈkɒn.f(ə.)ɹəns//
Forms
- Plural
- conferences
- present (v1)
- conference
- past (v2)
- conferenced
- past participle (v3)
- conferenced
- present participle
- conferencing
- 3rd person singular
- conferences
Definitions
1.The act of consulting together formally; serious conversation or discussion; interchange of views.
- Mr. Wiley, a lawyer of some ability, was sitting in his office one day, when an elderly gentleman came in and asked to have a few words of conference with him.
2.A multilateral diplomatic negotiation.
3.A formal event where scientists or other scholars present their research results in speeches, workshops, posters or by other means.
4.An event organized by a for-profit or non-profit organization to discuss a pressing issue, such as a new product, market trend or government regulation, with a range of speakers.
1.To assess (a student) by one-on-one conversation, rather than an examination.
- The students who were conferenced on paper 1 will get a written response to paper 2, and those who received a written response to paper 1 will be conferenced on paper 2.
Frequency
Overall
Common· #1068
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Uncommon
- General reading & writing
- Common
- Academic
- Uncommon
- Literature
- Rare
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Etymology
From Middle French conférence, from Medieval Latin cōnferentia, from Latin cōnferēns, omitting several steps, from con- + ferō.