Word
confabbed
/ˈkɔnfæb/
verb
闲聊；闲谈
confabbed is the past of confab.
talk socially without exchanging too much information
- 1.
talk socially without exchanging too much information
社交闲谈,不深入交流
- 2.
have a conference in order to talk something over
开会讨论某事
商议；会谈；社交闲谈,不深入交流；开会讨论某事；会谈
In use
He often confabs with his colleagues during lunch break.
We confabbed for hours about the new project.
They are confabbing in the conference room.
Verb forms
base confab · third person confabs · -ing confabbing · past confabbed · past participle confabbed
Connections
Word family
- confabs
- third person singular
- confabbed
- past, past participle
- confabbing
- present participle
Learner notes
Grammar Note
不及物动词，常与介词 with 连用表示‘与…交谈’
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