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# dialogue

noun (dialogue, dialogues; US also dialog)

«dialogue» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Dialogue is the words that characters speak to each other in a story, play or film. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dialogue/#m1)
2. A dialogue is a conversation between two or more people. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dialogue/#m2)
3. Dialogue is a formal talk between groups or countries to solve a problem. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dialogue/#m3)

### In the lessons

In English lessons, pupils write dialogue using inverted commas (speech marks), starting a new line for each new speaker and using said words like whispered or shouted. In drama, actors learn the dialogue of a script. In news, countries hold a dialogue to make peace. In computing, a dialogue box is a small window that asks a question.

### Examples

- Put inverted commas around the dialogue. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dialogue/#x1)
- Start a new line each time someone new speaks in your dialogue. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dialogue/#x2)
- The film's dialogue is very funny. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dialogue/#x3)
- The two countries began a dialogue about peace. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dialogue/#x4)
- Click OK in the dialogue box. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dialogue/#x5)
- We acted out a dialogue between a shopkeeper and a customer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dialogue/#x6)

### Note

UK spelling dialogue; US also dialog, especially in computing. Countable and uncountable. Do not confuse with monologue (one person speaking alone).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «dialogue» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dialogue/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«dialogue» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/dialogue.html) on Mova free.