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T0025200 (tôk)v. talked, talk·ing, talks v.intr.1. a. To exchange thoughts or opinions in spoken or sign language; converse: We talked for hours. See Synonyms at speak.b. To utter or pronounce words: The baby can talk.c. To imitate the sounds of human speech: The parrot talks.2. a. To express one's thoughts or emotions by means of spoken language: The candidate talked about the pros and cons of the issue.b. To convey one's thoughts in a way other than by spoken words: talk with one's hands.c. To express one's thoughts or feelings in writing: Voltaire talks about London in this book.d. Usage Problem To convey information in text: The article talks about the latest fashions.3. a. To negotiate with someone; parley: Let's talk instead of fighting.b. To consult or confer with someone: I talked with the doctor.4. To spread rumors; gossip: If you do that, people will talk.5. To allude to something: Are you talking about last week?6. To reveal information concerning oneself or others, especially under pressure: Has the prisoner talked?7. Informal To be efficacious: Money talks.v.tr.1. To utter or pronounce (words): Their son is talking sentences now.2. a. To speak about or discuss (something) or give expression to (something): talk business; talk treason.b. Used to emphasize the extent or seriousness of something being mentioned: The police found money in the car. We're talking significant amounts of money.3. To speak or know how to speak (a language or a language variety): The passenger talked French with the flight crew. Can you talk the local dialect?4. To cause (someone) to be in a certain state or to do something by talking: They talked me into coming.n.1. An exchange of ideas or opinions; a conversation: We had a nice talk over lunch.2. A speech or lecture: He gave a talk on art.3. Hearsay, rumor, or speculation: There is talk of bankruptcy.4. A subject of conversation: a musical that is the talk of the town.5. often talks A conference or negotiation: peace talks.6. a. A particular manner of speech: baby talk; honeyed talk.b. Empty speech or unnecessary discussion: a lot of talk and no action.c. Jargon or slang: prison talk.7. Something, such as the sounds of animals, felt to resemble human talk: whale talk.Phrasal Verbs: talk around1. To persuade: I talked them around to my point of view.2. To speak indirectly about: talked around the subject but never got to the point. talk away To spend (a period of time) by talking: We talked the night away. talk at To address (someone) orally with no regard for or interest in a reaction or response. talk back To make an impertinent or insolent reply. talk down1. To think or speak of as having little worth; depreciate: talked down the importance of the move.2. To speak with insulting condescension: talked down to her subordinates.3. To silence (a person), especially by speaking in a loud and domineering manner.4. To direct and control (the flight of an aircraft during an approach for landing) by radioed instructions either from the ground or a nearby aircraft. talk out1. To discuss (a matter) exhaustively: I talked out the problem with a therapist.2. To resolve or settle by discussion.3. Chiefly British To block (proposed legislation) by filibustering. talk over1. To consider thoroughly in conversation; discuss: talked the matter over.2. To win (someone) over by persuasion: talked them over to our side. talk through To help (someone) do something by giving instructions as the task is being done. talk up1. To speak in favor of; promote: talked the candidate up; talked up the new product.2. To speak loudly in a frank, often insolent manner.Idioms: talk big Informal To brag. talk sense To speak rationally and coherently. talk the talk To speak knowledgeably about something, especially something that one claims or implies one can do well.

[Middle English talken; see del- in Indo-European roots.]Usage Note: The phrasal verbs talk about and (less commonly) talk of sometimes have a piece of writing as their subject, as in The article talks about the humanitarian crisis in the Sudan and The book talks of continuing barriers to free trade. While this usage might seem a natural semantic extension—no different, really, from the similar and widely accepted use of the word discuss—for many people talk remains primarily associated with speaking, and using it for a written medium violates a norm of standard grammar. The Usage Panel has mixed feelings about this construction. In our 2001 survey, 58 percent accepted it in the sentence The book talks about drugs that exist in many of our communities. Writers who wish to avoid the problem can use discuss or another nonspeaking verb such as argue or maintain instead.

talk

(tɔːk) vb1. (intr; often foll by to or with) to express one's thoughts, feelings, or desires by means of words (to); speak (to)2. (intr) to communicate or exchange thoughts by other means: lovers talk with their eyes. 3. (usually foll by: about) to exchange ideas, pleasantries, or opinions (about): to talk about the weather. 4. (intr) to articulate words; verbalize: his baby can talk. 5. (tr) to give voice to; utter: to talk rubbish. 6. (tr) to hold a conversation about; discuss: to talk business. 7. (intr) to reveal information: the prisoner talked after torture. 8. (tr) to know how to communicate in (a language or idiom): he talks English. 9. (intr) to spread rumours or gossip: we don't want the neighbours to talk. 10. (intr) to make sounds suggestive of talking11. (intr) to be effective or persuasive: money talks. 12. now you're talking informal at last you're saying something agreeable13. talk big to boast or brag14. talk shop to speak about one's work, esp when meeting socially, sometimes with the effect of excluding those not similarly employed15. talk the talk to speak convincingly on a particular subject, showing apparent mastery of its jargon and themes; often used in combination with the expression walk the walk. See also walk^18b16. you can talk informal you don't have to worry about doing a particular thing yourself17. you can't talk informal you yourself are guilty of offending in the very matter you are decryingn18. a speech or lecture: a talk on ancient Rome. 19. an exchange of ideas or thoughts: a business talk with a colleague. 20. idle chatter, gossip, or rumour: there has been a lot of talk about you two. 21. a subject of conversation; theme: our talk was of war. 22. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (often plural) a conference, discussion, or negotiation: talks about a settlement. 23. a specific manner of speaking: children's talk. [C13 talkien to talk; related to Old English talu tale, Frisian talken to talk] ˈtalkable adj ˌtalkaˈbility n ˈtalker n

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v.i. 1. to communicate or exchange ideas or information by speaking. 2. to consult or confer: Talk with your adviser. 3. to spread a rumor; gossip. 4. to chatter or prate. 5. to use speech; perform the act of speaking. 6. to deliver a speech or lecture: The professor talked on modern physics. 7. to give confidential or incriminating information: The spy talked during interrogation. 8. to communicate by means other than speech, as by writing, signs, or signals. 9. to make sounds imitative or suggestive of speech. v.t. 10. to express in words; utter: to talk sense. 11. to use (a specified language or idiom) in speaking or conversing: They talk French together. 12. to discuss: to talk politics. 13. Informal. (used only in progressive tenses) to focus on; talk about: This isn't a question of a few hundred dollars - we're talking serious money. 14. to drive or influence by talk: to talk a person to sleep. 15. talk around, to avoid discussion of. 16. talk back, to reply in a disrespectful manner. 17. talk down, a. to subdue by talking, as by argument. b. to speak condescendingly. c. Also, talk in. to give landing instructions to (a pilot) by radio. 18. talk out, to try to clarify or resolve by discussion. 19. talk out of, to dissuade, as from doing, using, etc. 20. talk over, to consider; discuss. 21. talk up, a. to promote with enthusiastic description. b. to speak openly or distinctly. n. 22. the act of talking; speech. 23. an informal speech or lecture. 24. a conference or negotiating session: peace talks. 25. rumor; gossip. 26. empty speech: all talk and no results. 27. a way of talking: quiet talk. 28. dialect or lingo. 29. sounds suggestive of speech. [1175–1225; Middle English talk(i)en, derivative of tale speech, discourse, tale; c. Frisian (E dial.) talken] talk′er, n.

speak

talk

Speak and talk have very similar meanings, but there are some differences in the ways in which they are used.

1. 'speaking' and 'talking'

When saying that someone is using his or her voice to produce words, you usually say that they are speaking.

Please be quiet when I am speaking.He was speaking so quickly I found it hard to understand.

However, if two or more people are having a conversation, you usually say that they are talking. You don't say that they 'are speaking'.

I think she was listening to us while we were talking.They sat in the kitchen drinking and talking.2. used with 'to' and 'with'

If you have a conversation with someone, you can say that you speak to them or talk to them.

I saw you speaking to him just now.I enjoyed talking to Ana.

You can also say that you speak with someone or talk with someone. This use is particularly common in American English.

He spoke with his friends and told them what had happened.I talked with his mother many times.

When you make a telephone call, you ask if you can speak to someone. You don't ask if you can 'talk to' them.

Hello. Could I speak to Sue, please?3. used with 'about'

If you speak about something, you describe it to a group of people, for example in a lecture.

I spoke about my experiences at University.She spoke for twenty minutes about the political situation.

In conversation, you can refer to the thing someone is discussing as the thing they are talking about.

You know the book I'm talking about.I think he was talking about behaviour in the classroom.

You can refer in a general way to what someone is saying as what they are talking about.

'I saw you at the concert.' 'What are you talking about? I wasn't there!'

If two or more people are discussing something, you say they are talking about it. Don't say they 'are speaking about' it.

The men were talking about some medical problem.Everybody will be talking about it at school tomorrow.4. languages

You say that someone speaks or can speak a language.

They spoke fluent English.How many languages can you speak?

You don't say that someone 'talks' a language.

Be Careful!
Don't use 'in' when you are talking about someone's ability to speak a language, and don't use a progressive form. Don't say, for example, 'She speaks in Dutch' or 'She is speaking Dutch' to mean that she is able to speak Dutch.

Be Careful!
If you hear some people talking, you can say 'Those people are speaking in Dutch' or 'Those people are talking in Dutch'.

She heard them talking in French.They are speaking in Arabic.

speech

talk

If you make a speech or give a talk, you speak for a period of time to an audience, usually saying things which you have prepared in advance.

1. 'speech'

A speech is made on a formal occasion, for example at a dinner, wedding, or public meeting.

We listened to an excellent speech by the President.Mr Macmillan presented the prizes and made a speech on the importance of education.2. 'talk'

A talk is more informal, and is intended to give information.

Angus Wilson came here and gave a talk last week.That's what you said in your talk this lunchtime.

talk

Talk can be a verb or a noun.

1. used as a verb

When you talk, you say things.

Nancy's throat was so sore that she could not talk.

Don't use 'talk' to report what someone says. Don't say, for example, 'He talked that the taxi had arrived'. Say 'He said that the taxi had arrived'.

I said that I would like to teach English.

If you mention the person who is being spoken to, you use tell.

He told me that Sheldon would be arriving in a few days.See say, tell

Don't confuse talk with speak.

See speak - talk2. used as a countable noun

If you give a talk, you speak for a period of time to an audience.

Colin Blakemore came here and gave a talk a couple of years ago.3. used as an uncountable noun

If there is talk about something, people are discussing it.

There was a lot of talk about me getting married.4. used as a plural noun

Talks are formal discussions intended to produce an agreement, usually between different countries or between employers and employees. People hold talks.

Government officials held talks with union leaders yesterday.

talk

Past participle: talked
Gerund: talking

Imperative
talk
talk

Present
I talk
you talk
he/she/it talks
we talk
you talk
they talk

Preterite
I talked
you talked
he/she/it talked
we talked
you talked
they talked

Present Continuous
I am talking
you are talking
he/she/it is talking
we are talking
you are talking
they are talking

Present Perfect
I have talked
you have talked
he/she/it has talked
we have talked
you have talked
they have talked

Past Continuous
I was talking
you were talking
he/she/it was talking
we were talking
you were talking
they were talking

Past Perfect
I had talked
you had talked
he/she/it had talked
we had talked
you had talked
they had talked

Future
I will talk
you will talk
he/she/it will talk
we will talk
you will talk
they will talk

Future Perfect
I will have talked
you will have talked
he/she/it will have talked
we will have talked
you will have talked
they will have talked

Future Continuous
I will be talking
you will be talking
he/she/it will be talking
we will be talking
you will be talking
they will be talking

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been talking
you have been talking
he/she/it has been talking
we have been talking
you have been talking
they have been talking

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been talking
you will have been talking
he/she/it will have been talking
we will have been talking
you will have been talking
they will have been talking

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been talking
you had been talking
he/she/it had been talking
we had been talking
you had been talking
they had been talking

Conditional
I would talk
you would talk
he/she/it would talk
we would talk
you would talk
they would talk

Past Conditional
I would have talked
you would have talked
he/she/it would have talked
we would have talked
you would have talked
they would have talked

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	talk - an exchange of ideas via conversation; "let's have more work and less talk around here"talkingconversation - the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.pious platitude, cant - insincere talk about religion or moralsdialog, dialogue, duologue - a conversation between two personsheart-to-heart - an intimate talk in private; "he took me aside for a little heart-to-heart"shmooze - (Yiddish) a warm heart-to-heart talkshop talk - talk about your business that only others in the same business can understandidle words, jazz, malarkey, malarky, nothingness, wind - empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk; "that's a lot of wind"; "don't give me any of that jazz"chatter, yack, yak, yakety-yak, cackle - noisy talk
	2.	talk - discussion; (`talk about' is a less formal alternative for `discussion of'); "his poetry contains much talk about love and anger"discussion, discourse, treatment - an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic; "the book contains an excellent discussion of modal logic"; "his treatment of the race question is badly biased"
	3.	talk - the act of giving a talk to an audience; "I attended an interesting talk on local history"lecturing, lecture - teaching by giving a discourse on some subject (typically to a class)chalk talk - a talk that uses a blackboard and chalk
	4.	talk - a speech that is open to the public; "he attended a lecture on telecommunications"lecture, public lecturespeech, address - the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience; "he listened to an address on minor Roman poets"
	5.	talk - idle gossip or rumor; "there has been talk about you lately"talk of the townscuttlebutt, gossip, comment - a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people; "the divorce caused much gossip"
Verb	1.	talk - exchange thoughts; talk with; "We often talk business"; "Actions talk louder than words"speakcommunicate, intercommunicate - transmit thoughts or feelings; "He communicated his anxieties to the psychiatrist"proceed, continue, carry on, go on - continue talking; "I know it's hard," he continued, "but there is no choice"; "carry on--pretend we are not in the room"dissertate, hold forth, discourse - talk at length and formally about a topic; "The speaker dissertated about the social politics in 18th century England"pontificate - talk in a dogmatic and pompous manner; "The new professor always pontificates"orate - talk pompouslytalk down - speak in a condescending manner, as if to a child; "He talks down to her"spiel - speak at great length (about something)dogmatise, dogmatize - speak dogmaticallycheek - speak impudently tolevel - talk frankly with; lay it on the line; "I have to level with you"talk turkey - discuss frankly, often in a business contextmonologuise, monologuize, soliloquise, soliloquize - talk to oneselfconverse, discourse - carry on a conversationchat up, coquet, coquette, flirt, mash, philander, romance, dally, butterfly - talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions; "The guys always try to chat up the new secretaries"; "My husband never flirts with other women"dish the dirt, gossip - wag one's tongue; speak about others and reveal secrets or intimacies; "She won't dish the dirt"rap - talk volubly
	2.	talk - express in speech; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize"mouth, speak, verbalise, verbalize, utterread - look at, interpret, and say out loud something that is written or printed; "The King will read the proclamation at noon"communicate, intercommunicate - transmit thoughts or feelings; "He communicated his anxieties to the psychiatrist"phonate, vocalise, vocalize - utter speech soundstroll - speak or recite rapidly or in a rolling voicebegin - begin to speak or say; "Now listen, friends," he beganlip off, shoot one's mouth off - speak spontaneously and without restraint; "She always shoots her mouth off and says things she later regrets"shout - utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice (usually denoting characteristic manner of speaking); "My grandmother is hard of hearing--you'll have to shout"whisper - speak softly; in a low voicepeep - speak in a hesitant and high-pitched tone of voicespeak up - speak louder; raise one's voice; "The audience asked the lecturer to please speak up"snap, snarl - utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone; "The sales clerk snapped a reply at the angry customer"; "The guard snarled at us"enthuse - utter with enthusiasmspeak in tongues - speak unintelligibly in or as if in religious ecstasy; "The parishioners spoke in tongues"swallow - utter indistinctly; "She swallowed the last words of her speech"verbalise, verbalize - be verbose; "This lawyer verbalizes and is rather tedious"whiff - utter with a puff of air; "whiff out a prayer"talk of, talk about - discuss or mention; "They spoke of many things"blubber out, blubber - utter while cryingdrone on, drone - talk in a monotonous voicestammer, stutter, bumble, falter - speak haltingly; "The speaker faltered when he saw his opponent enter the room"rasp - utter in a grating voiceblunder out, blurt, blurt out, ejaculate, blunder - utter impulsively; "He blurted out the secret"; "He blundered his stupid ideas"inflect, modulate, tone - vary the pitch of one's speechdeliver, present - deliver (a speech, oration, or idea); "The commencement speaker presented a forceful speech that impressed the students"generalise, generalize - speak or write in generalitiesblabber, palaver, piffle, prate, prattle, tattle, tittle-tattle, twaddle, gabble, gibber, blab, clack, maunder, chatter - speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantlychatter - make noise as if chattering away; "The magpies were chattering in the trees"rattle on, yack, yack away, yap away, jaw - talk incessantly and tiresomelyopen up - talk freely and without inhibitionsnivel, whine - talk in a tearful mannermurmur - speak softly or indistinctly; "She murmured softly to the baby in her arms"mumble, mussitate, mutter, maunder - talk indistinctly; usually in a low voiceslur - utter indistinctlybark - speak in an unfriendly tone; "She barked into the dictaphone"bay - utter in deep prolonged tonesjabber, mouth off, rabbit on, rant, rave, spout - talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory mannersiss, sizz, hiss, sibilate - express or utter with a hisscackle - talk or utter in a cackling manner; "The women cackled when they saw the movie star step out of the limousine"babble - utter meaningless sounds, like a baby, or utter in an incoherent way; "The old man is only babbling--don't pay attention"intone, tone, chant - utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically; "The students chanted the same slogan over and over again"gulp - utter or make a noise, as when swallowing too quickly; "He gulped for help after choking on a big piece of meat"sing - produce tones with the voice; "She was singing while she was cooking"; "My brother sings very well"
	3.	talk - use language; "the baby talks already"; "the prisoner won't speak"; "they speak a strange dialect"speakcommunicate, intercommunicate - transmit thoughts or feelings; "He communicated his anxieties to the psychiatrist"run on - talk or narrate at lengthsmatter - speak with spotty or superficial knowledge; "She smatters Russian"slang - use slang or vulgar language
	4.	talk - reveal information; "If you don't oblige me, I'll talk!"; "The former employee spilled all the details"spillbabble out, blab, blab out, let the cat out of the bag, peach, spill the beans, tattle, babble, talk, sing - divulge confidential information or secrets; "Be careful--his secretary talks"tell - let something be known; "Tell them that you will be late"
	5.	talk - divulge confidential information or secrets; "Be careful--his secretary talks"babble out, blab, blab out, let the cat out of the bag, peach, spill the beans, tattle, babble, singdisclose, let on, divulge, expose, give away, let out, reveal, unwrap, discover, bring out, break - make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret; "The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold"; "The actress won't reveal how old she is"; "bring out the truth"; "he broke the news to her"; "unwrap the evidence in the murder case"talk, spill - reveal information; "If you don't oblige me, I'll talk!"; "The former employee spilled all the details"keep one's mouth shut, keep quiet, shut one's mouth - refrain from divulging sensitive information; keep quiet about confidential information; "Don't tell him any secrets--he cannot keep his mouth shut!"
	6.	talk - deliver a lecture or talk; "She will talk at Rutgers next week"; "Did you ever lecture at Harvard?"lecturepreach, prophesy - deliver a sermon; "The minister is not preaching this Sunday"instruct, teach, learn - impart skills or knowledge to; "I taught them French"; "He instructed me in building a boat"

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verb1. speak, chat, chatter, converse, communicate, rap (slang), articulate, witter (informal), gab (informal), express yourself, prattle, natter, shoot the breeze (U.S. slang), prate, run off at the mouth (slang) The boys all began to talk at once.2. discuss, confer, hold discussions, negotiate, palaver, parley, confabulate, have a confab (informal), chew the rag or fat (slang) Let's talk about these new ideas of yours.3. gossip, criticize, make remarks, tattle, dish the dirt (informal) People will talk, but you have to get on with your life.4. inform, shop (slang, chiefly Brit.), grass (Brit. slang), sing (slang, chiefly U.S.), squeal (slang), squeak (informal), tell all, spill the beans (informal), give the game away, blab, let the cat out of the bag, reveal information, spill your guts (slang) They'll talk; they'll implicate me.5. speak, speak in, communicate in, use, discourse in, converse in, express yourself in You don't sound like a foreigner talking English.6. utter, say, express, spout, give voice to, verbalize, vocalize Come on; you're talking rubbish.noun1. speech, lecture, presentation, report, address, seminar, discourse, sermon, symposium, dissertation, harangue, oration, disquisition The guide gave us a brief talk on the history of the site.2. discussion, tête-à-tête, conference, dialogue, consultation, heart-to-heart, confabulation, confab (informal), powwow I think it's time we had a talk.3. conversation, chat, natter, crack (Scot. & Irish), rap (slang), jaw (slang), chatter, craic (Irish informal), gab (informal), chitchat, blether, blather We had a long talk about her father.4. gossip, rumour, hearsay, tittle-tattle There has been a lot of talk about me getting married.5. language, words, speech, jargon, slang, dialect, lingo (informal), patois, argot children babbling on in baby talkplural noun1. meeting, conference, discussions, negotiations, congress, summit, mediation, arbitration, conciliation, conclave, palaver, parley Talks between strikers and government have broken down.talk about or of something or someone mention, discuss, refer to, speak about, make reference to, make mention of, namecheck They didn't talk of meeting again.talk back answer back, argue, be rude, be cheeky, be impertinent, disagree How dare you talk back like that!talk big boast, exaggerate, brag, crow, vaunt, bluster, blow your own trumpet men who talk big and drive fast carstalk down to someone condescend to, patronize, look down on, put down, look down your nose at, be snobbish to, speak condescendingly to She never talked down to her students.talk someone into something persuade, convince, win someone over, sway, bring round (informal), sweet-talk someone into, prevail on or upon He talked me into marrying him.talk someone out of something dissuade someone from, put someone off, discourage someone from, stop someone from, deter someone from, advise someone against, argue someone out of, persuade someone against, urge someone against She tried to talk me out of getting a divorce.talk something or someone down1. help to land, bring to land, give landing instructions to They began to talk the plane down over the radio.2. criticize, belittle, disparage, knock (informal), pan (informal), diminish, put down (informal), denigrate, deprecate, depreciate, diss (slang, chiefly U.S.) They're tired of politicians talking the economy down.Quotations
"A fool may talk, but a wise man speaks" [Ben Jonson Discoveries]Proverbs
"Fine words butter no parsnips"
"Talk is cheap"

talk

verb1. To engage in spoken exchange:chat, confabulate, converse, discourse, speak.Informal: confab, visit.2. To direct speech to:address, speak.3. To express oneself in speech:speak, verbalize, vocalize.Idioms: open one's mouth, put in words, wag one's tongue.4. To put into words:articulate, communicate, convey, declare, express, say, state, tell, utter, vent, verbalize, vocalize, voice.Idiom: give tongue to.5. To engage in or spread gossip:blab, gossip, noise, rumor, tattle, tittle-tattle, whisper.Idioms: tell tales, tell tales out of school.6. To meet and exchange views to reach a decision:advise, confer, consult, deliberate, parley.Informal: powwow.7. To give incriminating information about others, especially to the authorities:inform, tattle, tip (off).Informal: fink.Slang: rat, sing, snitch, squeal, stool.Idiom: blow the whistle.phrasal verb
talk backTo utter an impertinent rejoinder:talk up.Informal: sass, sauce.Idiom: give someone lip.phrasal verb
talk downTo think, represent, or speak of as small or unimportant:belittle, decry, denigrate, deprecate, depreciate, derogate, detract, discount, disparage, downgrade, minimize, run down, slight.Idiom: make light of.phrasal verb
talk intoTo succeed in causing (a person) to act in a certain way:argue into, bring, bring around (or round), convince, get, induce, persuade, prevail on (or upon), sell (on).phrasal verb
talk overTo speak together and exchange ideas and opinions about:bandy (about), discuss, moot, thrash out (or over), thresh out (or over), toss around.Informal: hash (over), kick around, knock about (or around).Slang: rap.Idiom: go into a huddle.phrasal verb
talk up1. To increase or seek to increase the importance or reputation of by favorable publicity:ballyhoo, boost, build up, enhance, promote, publicize, puff, tout.Informal: plug.Slang: hype.2. To make known vigorously the positive features of (a product):advertise, ballyhoo, build up, cry (up), popularize, promote, publicize.Informal: pitch, plug.Slang: push.3. To utter an impertinent rejoinder:talk back.Informal: sass, sauce.Idiom: give someone lip.noun1. Spoken exchange:chat, colloquy, confabulation, conversation, converse, dialogue, discourse, speech.Informal: confab.Slang: jaw.2. The faculty, act, or product of speaking:discourse, speech, utterance, verbalization, vocalization.3. A usually formal oral communication to an audience:address, allocution, declamation, lecture, oration, prelection, speech.4. The act or process of dealing with another to reach an agreement.Often used in plural:negotiation, parley.

Translations

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(toːk) verb1. to speak; to have a conversation or discussion. We talked about it for hours; My parrot can talk (= imitate human speech).谈话2. to gossip. You can't stay here – people will talk!说闲话3. to talk about. They spent the whole time talking philosophy.谈论 noun1. (sometimes in plural) a conversation or discussion. We had a long talk about it; The Prime Ministers met for talks on their countries' economic problems.谈话2. a lecture. The doctor gave us a talk on family health.演讲3. gossip. Her behaviour causes a lot of talk among the neighbours.闲话4. useless discussion; statements of things a person says he will do but which will never actually be done. There's too much talk and not enough action.空谈talkative (ˈtoːkətiv) adjective talking a lot. a talkative person.健谈的ˈtalking book noun a book recorded on cassette or disc for blind people, for those with reading problems etc. 有声读物ˈtalking head noun a TV personality. （电视发言者的）头部特写，接受电视采访者 ˈtalking-point noun something to talk about; a subject, especially an interesting one. Football is the main talking-point in my family.话题ˈtalk show noun (American) a television or radio programme on which (usually famous) people talk to each other and are interviewed. 现场采访ˌtalking-ˈto noun a talk given to someone in order to scold, criticize or blame them. I'll give that child a good talking-to when he gets home!斥责talk back (often with to) to answer rudely. Don't talk back to me!顶嘴talk big to talk as if one is very important; to boast. He's always talking big about his job. 说大话，吹牛 talk down to to speak to (someone) as if he/she is much less important, clever etc. Children dislike being talked down to. 贬低，用高人一等的口气对人说话 talk (someone) into / out of (doing) to persuade (someone) (not) to do (something). He talked me into changing my job. 说服某人做（或不做）某事 talk over to discuss. We talked over the whole idea. 讨论，商量 talk round1. to persuade. I managed to talk her round.说服2. to talk about (something) for a long time without reaching the most important point. We talked round the question for hours. 兜圈子谈（问题） talk sense/nonsense to say sensible, or ridiculous, things. Don't talk nonsense; I do wish you would talk sense. 说有用（或废）话 talk shop to talk about one's work. We agreed not to talk shop at the party. 说行话，三句不离本行

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Synonyms for talk

verb speak

Synonyms

speak
chat
chatter
converse
communicate
rap
articulate
witter
gab
express yourself
prattle
natter
shoot the breeze
prate
run off at the mouth

verb discuss

Synonyms

discuss
confer
hold discussions
negotiate
palaver
parley
confabulate
have a confab
chew the rag or fat

verb gossip

Synonyms

gossip
criticize
make remarks
tattle
dish the dirt

verb inform

Synonyms

inform
shop
grass
sing
squeal
squeak
tell all
spill the beans
give the game away
blab
let the cat out of the bag
reveal information
spill your guts

verb speak

Synonyms

speak
speak in
communicate in
use
discourse in
converse in
express yourself in

verb utter

Synonyms

utter
say
express
spout
give voice to
verbalize
vocalize

noun speech

Synonyms

speech
lecture
presentation
report
address
seminar
discourse
sermon
symposium
dissertation
harangue
oration
disquisition

noun discussion

Synonyms

discussion
tête-à-tête
conference
dialogue
consultation
heart-to-heart
confabulation
confab
powwow

noun conversation

Synonyms

conversation
chat
natter
crack
rap
jaw
chatter
craic
gab
chitchat
blether
blather

noun gossip

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gossip
rumour
hearsay
tittle-tattle

noun language

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language
words
speech
jargon
slang
dialect
lingo
patois
argot

noun meeting

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meeting
conference
discussions
negotiations
congress
summit
mediation
arbitration
conciliation
conclave
palaver
parley

phrase talk about or of something or someone

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mention
discuss
refer to
speak about
make reference to
make mention of
namecheck

phrase talk back

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answer back
argue
be rude
be cheeky
be impertinent
disagree

phrase talk big

Synonyms

boast
exaggerate
brag
crow
vaunt
bluster
blow your own trumpet

phrase talk down to someone

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condescend to
patronize
look down on
put down
look down your nose at
be snobbish to
speak condescendingly to

phrase talk someone into something

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persuade
convince
win someone over
sway
bring round
sweet-talk someone into
prevail on or upon

phrase talk someone out of something

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dissuade someone from
put someone off
discourage someone from
stop someone from
deter someone from
advise someone against
argue someone out of
persuade someone against
urge someone against

phrase talk something or someone down: help to land

Synonyms

help to land
bring to land
give landing instructions to

phrase talk something or someone down: criticize

Synonyms

criticize
belittle
disparage
knock
pan
diminish
put down
denigrate
deprecate
depreciate
diss

Synonyms for talk

verb to engage in spoken exchange

Synonyms

chat
confabulate
converse
discourse
speak
confab
visit

verb to direct speech to

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address
speak

verb to express oneself in speech

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speak
verbalize
vocalize

verb to put into words

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articulate
communicate
convey
declare
express
say
state
tell
utter
vent
verbalize
vocalize
voice

verb to engage in or spread gossip

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blab
gossip
noise
rumor
tattle
tittle-tattle
whisper

verb to meet and exchange views to reach a decision

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advise
confer
consult
deliberate
parley
powwow

verb to give incriminating information about others, especially to the authorities

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inform
tattle
tip
fink
rat
sing
snitch
squeal
stool

phrase talk back: to utter an impertinent rejoinder

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talk up
sass
sauce

phrase talk down: to think, represent, or speak of as small or unimportant

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belittle
decry
denigrate
deprecate
depreciate
derogate
detract
discount
disparage
downgrade
minimize
run down
slight

phrase talk into: to succeed in causing (a person) to act in a certain way

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argue into
bring
bring around
convince
get
induce
persuade
prevail on
sell

phrase talk over: to speak together and exchange ideas and opinions about

Synonyms

bandy
discuss
moot
thrash out
thresh out
toss around
hash
kick around
knock about
rap

phrase talk up: to increase or seek to increase the importance or reputation of by favorable publicity

Synonyms

ballyhoo
boost
build up
enhance
promote
publicize
puff
tout
plug
hype

phrase talk up: to make known vigorously the positive features of (a product)

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advertise
ballyhoo
build up
cry
popularize
promote
publicize
pitch
plug
push

phrase talk up: to utter an impertinent rejoinder

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talk back
sass
sauce

noun spoken exchange

Synonyms

chat
colloquy
confabulation
conversation
converse
dialogue
discourse
speech
confab
jaw

noun the faculty, act, or product of speaking

Synonyms

discourse
speech
utterance
verbalization
vocalization

noun a usually formal oral communication to an audience

Synonyms

address
allocution
declamation
lecture
oration
prelection
speech

noun the act or process of dealing with another to reach an agreement

Synonyms

negotiation
parley

Synonyms for talk

noun an exchange of ideas via conversation

Synonyms

talking

Related Words

conversation
pious platitude
cant
dialog
dialogue
duologue
heart-to-heart
shmooze
shop talk
idle words
jazz
malarkey
malarky
nothingness
wind
chatter
yack
yak
yakety-yak
cackle

noun discussion

Related Words

discussion
discourse
treatment

noun the act of giving a talk to an audience

Related Words

lecturing
lecture
chalk talk

noun a speech that is open to the public

Synonyms

lecture
public lecture

Related Words

speech
address

noun idle gossip or rumor

Synonyms

talk of the town

Related Words

scuttlebutt
gossip
comment

verb exchange thoughts

Synonyms

speak

Related Words

communicate
intercommunicate
proceed
continue
carry on
go on
dissertate
hold forth
discourse
pontificate
orate
talk down
spiel
dogmatise
dogmatize
cheek
level
talk turkey
monologuise
monologuize
soliloquise
soliloquize
converse
chat up
coquet
coquette
flirt
mash
philander
romance
dally
butterfly
dish the dirt
gossip
rap

verb express in speech

Synonyms

mouth
speak
verbalise
verbalize
utter

Related Words

read
communicate
intercommunicate
phonate
vocalise
vocalize
troll
begin
lip off
shoot one's mouth off
shout
whisper
peep
speak up
snap
snarl
enthuse
speak in tongues
swallow
verbalise
verbalize
whiff
talk of
talk about
blubber out
blubber
drone on
drone
stammer
stutter
bumble
falter
rasp
blunder out
blurt
blurt out
ejaculate
blunder
inflect
modulate
tone
deliver
present
generalise
generalize
blabber
palaver
piffle
prate
prattle
tattle
tittle-tattle
twaddle
gabble
gibber
blab
clack
maunder
chatter
rattle on
yack
yack away
yap away
jaw
open up
snivel
whine
murmur
mumble
mussitate
mutter
slur
bark
bay
jabber
mouth off
rabbit on
rant
rave
spout
siss
sizz
hiss
sibilate
cackle
babble
intone
chant
gulp
sing

verb use language

Synonyms

speak

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communicate
intercommunicate
run on
smatter
slang

verb reveal information

Synonyms

spill

Related Words

babble out
blab
blab out
let the cat out of the bag
peach
spill the beans
tattle
babble
talk
sing
tell

verb divulge confidential information or secrets

Synonyms

babble out
blab
blab out
let the cat out of the bag
peach
spill the beans
tattle
babble
sing

Related Words

disclose
let on
divulge
expose
give away
let out
reveal
unwrap
discover
bring out
break
talk
spill

Antonyms

keep one's mouth shut
keep quiet
shut one's mouth

verb deliver a lecture or talk

Synonyms

lecture

Related Words

preach
prophesy
instruct
teach
learn

talk

talk

talk

talk

speak

speech

talk

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talk

talk

talk

talk

talk

talk

sales pitch

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verb speak

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verb discuss

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verb gossip

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verb inform

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verb speak

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verb utter

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noun speech

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noun discussion

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noun conversation

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noun gossip

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noun language

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noun meeting

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phrase talk about or of something or someone

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phrase talk back

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phrase talk big

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phrase talk down to someone

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phrase talk someone into something

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phrase talk someone out of something

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phrase talk something or someone down: help to land

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phrase talk something or someone down: criticize

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verb to engage in spoken exchange

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verb to direct speech to

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verb to express oneself in speech

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verb to put into words

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verb to engage in or spread gossip

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verb to meet and exchange views to reach a decision

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verb to give incriminating information about others, especially to the authorities

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phrase talk back: to utter an impertinent rejoinder

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phrase talk down: to think, represent, or speak of as small or unimportant

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phrase talk into: to succeed in causing (a person) to act in a certain way

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