Words / B1

KONF-uh-r-uh-ns/ˈkɒnfərəns/

A conference is a large formal meeting to discuss a topic: attend / hold / host a conference; a press conference. A meeting is smaller and everyday; a seminar is often teaching in a smaller group. Conference call is a phone meeting. At a conference / in conference with a lawyer. Do not use conference for a chat with one colleague.

Meaning

A large formal meeting for people to discuss a topic, often at work.

Examples

• “She is speaking at a teaching conference.”
• “She presented a paper at an international conference.”
• “The minister gave a press conference at noon.”

Good to know

attend / hold a conference. press conference. Smaller: meeting. Teaching group: seminar.

Near in meaning

meeting

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