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makes conversation

makes conversation is the third-person singular simple present indicative of make conversation.

Meaning of make conversation

Verb

make conversation (third-person singular simple present makes conversation, present participle making conversation, simple past and past participle made conversation)

  1. To talk with someone out of courtesy, to pass time, or in an effort to engage with them socially.
    • They had their meals with Mr. Gibson and Molly, and were felt to be terribly in the way; Mr. Gibson not being a man who could make conversation, and hating the duty of talking under restraint.1864 August – 1866 January, [Elizabeth] Gaskell, chapter 3, in Wives and Daughters. An Every-day Story. […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: Smith, Elder and Co., […], published...

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What is makes conversation the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Makes conversation is the third-person singular simple present indicative of make conversation.

Words near makes conversation in the dictionary

  1. makes bricks without straws
  2. makes capital out of
  3. makes certain
  4. makes common cause
  5. makes contact with
  6. makes conversation
  7. makes do
  8. makes do and mends
  9. makes down
  10. makes ends meet
  11. makes eyes

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