- an event or medium where people can exchange opinions and ideas on a particular issue; a meeting organized for this purpose
- forum (on something) to hold an international forum on drug abuse
- forum for something Television is now an important forum for political debate.
Extra Examplessee also discussion forum (2)Topics Opinion and argumentb2- The conference provides a useful forum for the exchange of views and ideas.
- The film show was followed by an open forum on editing techniques.
- We will be hosting a two-day forum on childcare.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- open
- public
- international
- …
- hold
- host
- attend
- …
- take place
- forum on
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- a website or web page where users can put comments about a particular issue or topic and reply to other users' comments
- an internet forum
- It's a forum where new parents can exchange questions, advice and support.
Collocations Email and the internetEmail and the internetEmailsee also discussion forum (1)Topics Phones, email and the internetb2- receive/get/open an email
- write/send/answer/forward/delete an email
- check/read/access your email
- block/filter (out) junk/spam/unsolicited email
- exchange email addresses
- open/check your inbox
- junk mail fills/floods/clogs your inbox
- have/set up an email account
- open/send/contain an attachment
- sign up for/receive email alerts
- use/access/log onto the internet/the Web
- go online/on the internet
- have a high-speed/broadband/wireless (internet) connection
- access/connect to/locate the server
- use/open/close/launch a/your web browser
- browse/surf/search/scour the internet/the Web
- send/contain/spread/detect a(n) (computer/email) virus
- update your anti-virus software
- install/use/configure a firewall
- accept/enable/block/delete cookies
- visit/check a website/an internet site/somebody’s blog
- create/design/launch a website/social networking site
- start/write/post/read a blog
- update your blog/a website
- be in/meet somebody in/go into/enter an internet chat room
- download/upload music/software/a song/a podcast/a file/a copy of something
- share information/data/files
- post a comment/message on a(n) website/online message board/web forum/internet chat room
- stream video/audio/music/content over the internet
- join/participate in/visit/provide a(n) (web-based/web/online/internet/discussion) forum
- generate/increase/monitor internet traffic
- (in ancient Rome) a public place where meetings were held
Word Originlate Middle English (in sense (2)): from Latin, literally ‘what is out of doors’, originally denoting an enclosure surrounding a house; related to fores ‘(outside) door’. Sense (1) dates from the mid 18th cent.
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